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LWC breaks 2,000-student barrier with record 2,003 Increase is 8.5%. Figures are excting surprise for leaders, who thought enrollment would be up, but had not expected the 2,000 mark to be topped so soon. Biggest freshman class ever. College is undergoing greatest transformation in its 105 year history. Students come from 99 Kentucky counties, 29 states, and 41 foreign countries. By Duane Bonifer, LWC Public Affairs Officer COLUMBIA, Ky. - For the first time in college history, Lindsey Wilson College has enrolled more than 2,000 students. The college's enrollment for the 2008-09 school year is 2,003 - a record for the 105-year-old liberal arts college. "It's absolutely amazing how quickly this college continues to grow," said Lindsey Wilson President William T. Luckey Jr., who is in his 11th year as the college's eighth president. "This record is a result of literally dozens of people on campus working together - faculty, staff and an incredibly hard-working admissions office - to make it happen." This year's enrollment is an 8.5 percent increase over Lindsey Wilson's 2007-08 enrollment of 1,846. A reason for the 8.5 percent increase is because "more students are hearing about Lindsey Wilson's outstanding education programs," said Dean of Admissions Traci Pooler. "Today's college students want to attend a school with outstanding academic programs, top-notch faculty and a vibrant campus life," Pooler said. "Lindsey Wilson has all three of those ingredients, and that's a big reason why we are one of the fastest-growing colleges in Kentucky." This year's enrollment also includes the largest freshman class in Lindsey Wilson history - 424 first-time, full-time freshmen. And it's also one of the brightest freshmen classes. This fall's freshman class entered Lindsey Wilson with an average high school grade point average of 3.15 on a 4.0 scale; it also includes a record number of freshmen who had a cumulative score of 25 or higher on the American College Test. "Students want to be a part of our honors program, and they also are attracted to our faculty, who put students at the center of everything they do," Pooler said. Lindsey Wilson is undergoing its most dramatic transformation in the college's 105-year history. The transformation includes:
"There is just so much energy and momentum on campus right now, and students want to be a part of that," Pooler said. Lindsey Wilson's residential population is also up this fall. The college has 721 students living in residence halls. That's short of the record, but it's 27 more students than lived in residence halls in 2007-08. "Our residence halls are essentially full," said Dean of Students Chris Schmidt. "But with more than 700 students living on campus, that provides for a strong campus life. It also provides our merchants with more than 700 potential customers and clients from now until spring graduation in May." This year's student body includes residents from 99 Kentucky counties, 29 states plus the District of Columbia, and 41 foreign countries. Luckey noted that because more than 80 percent of the student body is from Kentucky, "Lindsey Wilson is doing its part to help the commonwealth reach its postsecondary goals of 2020 and double its number of college graduates." This story was posted on 2008-09-18 07:49:38
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