GROWING
ACADEMIC DISTINCTION Bold ideas. Bright tomorrows.
Seeded more than 120 years ago by John Tarleton, the founder’s dreams are playing out in grand style. Degree programs are growing and enrollment records shattering and academic partnerships thriving as Tarleton State University reaches for the stars. Very good is not good enough. The bull’s-eye is on greatness.
Tarleton added five academic programs in 2020 and sought approval for three more, launched a residency for teachers, streamlined the route for nursing transfer students, inked its first admissions agreement with an out-of-state university, and established the Leadership and Military College, the result of rapid growth in its Texan Corps of Cadets. All during a pandemic. The hit to enrollment experienced at some schools didn’t happen here. Summer 2020 saw a 10.19 percent growth over the previous year. Fall numbers increased 6.42 percent from fall 2019 for a record 14,022 students. And the incoming freshman class was the biggest ever, up 9.5 percent from 2019. Growth for 2020 was the largest in 25 years, reflecting Tarleton’s reputation as a first-choice destination for the
Communication studies majors get true-to-life broadcast experience in a state-of-the-art TV studio complete with control room, newsroom and media labs.
brightest minds in the region, and to faculty and staff who foster their success.
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