Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington has encouraging enrollment data for the fall.
IWU President Georgia Nugent said projections from deposits so far suggest IWU is on pace for 500 new first-year students. She said it would also make up for a dip in entering students last fall. Nugent said a couple new programs may contribute to the uptick.
“It’s called direct admissions and it’s almost a reversal of the usual process. We can reach out to students whose records look of interest to us and offer them admission. And they can determine whether to accept it,” said Nugent.
A similar program targets students from underserved communities. Nugent said the number of applications from international students is at a record high, and that has contributed to the higher admission and acceptance number. The jump in international student interest is a…
