Freshman class pushes undergraduate enrollment to record high

The 2008 freshman class posed for its first group photo during Move-In Weekend
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Our 2008 freshman class — our second largest ever — added to already strong returning student numbers to produce a record undergraduate enrollment at the Winona campus. A total of 404 freshmen are enrolled this fall, the most since 1988.


Full-time and part-time undergraduate enrollment is a record 1,413 — up 4.7 percent from last year’s 1,350. The previous record was set in 2002, when Saint Mary’s reported a total of 1,376.
Numbers for the Schools of Graduate and Professional Programs will be released later this fall.

This is certainly good news. It shows that Saint Mary's is strong and healthy, and that our programs and opportunities are attractive to an increasing number of young men and women.