UT Tyler Enrollment Tops 7,500

TYLER — The University of Texas at Tyler celebrated a significant milestone in its history with an enrollment of 7,534 for fall 2013, President Rodney H. Mabry announced. Last year at this time the total headcount was 6,875. “This is a celebratory moment for UT Tyler. We knew we were going to reach 7,000 this fall, but blowing right past that goal while also raising the quality of our students was very exciting. This nine percent increase once again places us among the top one or two fastest growing universities in Texas. I am so proud of our faculty and staff who continue to make UT Tyler a special place for students to feel comfortable and be successful, while giving students one of the strongest educations available in our state,” President Mabry said.

According to a news release, the increase in undergraduate enrollment is attributed to the expansion of programs on campus, special attention to quality teaching by faculty, higher retention rates, and continuing success recruiting regionally in the Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston areas. There was a jump in graduate and international student enrollments as well, and the launching of UT Tyler’s new Engineering Center in Houston added 50 students.