Dear readers,
According to Texas A&M University officials, record fall semester enrollment has neared 48,000 students. Preliminary data released from the University this week puts fall enrollment at 47,925, again making Texas A&M the sixth largest university in the United States.
Texas A&M is also boasting one of the largest freshman classes in the nation at 8,127 students.
Graduate students also increased in numbers to 8,967, which is up by 272. There are 503 students pursuing their doctor of veterinary medicine through the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences.
As always, these numbers are a boon to the local economy. Bryan/College Station real estate sales posted its best July in history this year.
WELCOME STUDENTS!
Here are the numbers as reported in The Eagle. The complete article can be found at www.TheEagle.com.
Texas A&M Fall 2008 enrollment data:
* 47,925 total students enrolled for fall 2008 -- a 1,383 student increase when compared to fall 2007
* 8,967 graduate students, a 272-student increase from last year
* 8,127 freshmen, including 1,322 Hispanic students and 305 black students. Of the freshmen, 585 were enrolled through a cooperative program with Blinn College.
Ethnic breakdown
* 5,848 Hispanic students, which is 566 more than last year
* 1,553 black students, which is 140 more than last year
*preliminary first-day registration numbers
WELCOME STUDENTS! Don't forget, Midnight Yell Friday night and Aggie Football this weekend!
Blue Skies,
Sam White
www.SamWhiteProperties.com
