ETBU Celebrates Increase in Student Enrollment

MARSHALL — East Texas Baptist University has achieved its highest enrollment in over a decade. The Fall 2016 enrollment stands at 1,456 students, 148 students ahead of Fall 2015, an 11.2 percent increase. This figure of 1,456 students represents the University’s highest total enrollment since 2002, when there were 1,496 students enrolled. This semester is the third highest enrollment in institution history, according to an ETBU news release. The overall retention rate for student enrollment is also up to 72 percent, 4 percent higher than that of Fall 2015. ETBU began Fall 2016 with 1,177 full-time undergraduate students, a 7.3 percent increase from Fall 2015. The university has set a record high for graduate student enrollment with 122 students, a 62.7 percent increase from Fall 2015.