Saint Mary’s reports 1,404 undergrads

The 2009-2010 freshman class

Official 10th-day-of-class statistics at our Winona campus showed a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,404 — just down from last year’s record enrollment of 1,413. The third-highest enrollment was in 2002, when Saint Mary’s reported a total Winona undergraduate enrollment of 1,376.

This year’s total of 1,404 includes 1,343 full-time Winona-campus undergraduates and 61 part-time students. A total of 330 freshmen are enrolled. Numbers for the Schools of Graduate and Professional Programs will be released later this fall.

Dr. Tom Mans, Vice President for Academic Affairs, notes that event though the uncertain economy might have impacted the freshman class, retention from the upper class years was good. One way the university adjusted to economic conditions was to increase the maximum number of credit hours students could take paying standard tuition, bumping it from 17 to 18 hours. Many students have taken advantage, leading in part to students taking the largest-ever total number of credits.