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John Zipp
Masie Claypool Sophomore | Political Science “I really just like meeting new people anywhere — so just getting involved in different events and going to all the different events in Akron that the campus puts on.”
Entering Freshmen
3,442
Total enrollment
2,025
23,152
FRESHMEN MINORITY INCREASE 25
2
% 3.1
% .1
Fall 2016
Decline of total Students from 2015
Fall 2015
Fall 2016
Fall 2015
3,442
4,278
2 Reasons for decline 1 Increase in grad class size 2 Decrease of entering freshmen
Noteworthy Aspects to these numbers
Olivia Domer Freshman | Pre-Law “I just like walking around with my best friend. Just walking around campus and talking.”
Deandre Flowers Freshman | Mechanical Engineering “I would say play[ing] basketball [at the Rec Center].”
McKal Griffin Freshman | Financial Planing “I like goint to [UA’s] soccer games.”
Gabby Myatt Sophomore | Civil Engineering “Probably using the Rec Center for either rock climbing or something.”
AJ Szabo Junior | Civil Engineering
OUT-OF STATE FRESHMEN INCREASE 9.3%
5.7%
• Average GPA: 3.44 ( the highest GPA for UA official freshman cohort) • Freshman enrolled in Williams Honors College Fall 2016 589
Fall 2016
Fall 2014
Fall 2015 640
• Total William Honors College enrolled: 2,025 Largest in UA History
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