{"id":149792,"date":"2021-10-17T08:05:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-17T18:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=149792"},"modified":"2021-10-19T15:20:36","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T01:20:36","slug":"uh-manoa-enrollment-up-6-record-freshman-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/10\/17\/uh-manoa-enrollment-up-6-record-freshman-numbers\/","title":{"rendered":"Enrollment at UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa up 6%, record freshman numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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The University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa<\/a> posted its largest increase in enrollment since 2003 in the fall 2021 semester, a 6% jump compared to fall 2020. With 19,098 students enrolled, it is also the first time UH<\/abbr>\u2019s flagship campus has exceeded 19,000 students since 2014.<\/p>\n

Related: Enrollment across UH<\/abbr> system increases for first time in 10 years<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A key factor for enrollment was a record high number of first-time freshmen, 2,939 students, a 34.6% increase from fall 2020. First-time freshmen were up across just about every category including from Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> public high schools (+22.7%), U.S. continent high schools (+68.6%), mainland students who enrolled through the Western Undergraduate Exchange program (+65.4%) and international students (+37.5%). UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa received both quantity and quality as the average GPA<\/abbr> of the incoming freshman class was 3.68, up from 3.65 last year.<\/p>\n

M\u0101noa also welcomed its largest class of transfer students from UH<\/abbr> community colleges and other schools. A total of 1,828 incoming transfer students are now attending, a 5% increase from the previous year.<\/p>\n

Graduate enrollment also increased by 5%, the fourth consecutive increase in fall enrollment, and the largest numerical increase since 2004. Research doctoral enrollment increased 7.5%, while masters enrollment was up 5.3%.<\/p>\n

Enrollment of Native Hawaiian students increased 2.3% at UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa to 2,770 and represent 14.5% of the campus\u2019s total student body in fall 2021.<\/p>\n

“This increase in enrollment highlights the dedication and hard work of our enrollment team, faculty, staff and administrators to provide high quality, relevant education, even during these challenging times,” said UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Provost Michael Bruno<\/strong>. “We are proud that so many have chosen UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa for their academic and professional studies, and we will continue our efforts to improve and adapt to the changing needs of our students.”<\/p>\n

UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa fall 2021 enrollment highlights by the numbers<\/h2>\n
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  • Total headcount: 19,098 (+6.7%)<\/li>\n
  • First-time freshmen: 2,989 (+34.6%)<\/li>\n
  • Classified graduate students: 4,684 (+5%)<\/li>\n
  • Native Hawaiian students: 2,770 (+2.3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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