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Fall Enrollment Highest in 17 Years

Growth in several key student demographics helped Gannon University reach a total enrollment of 4,238 last fall, the University’s highest number of students since 1992. The Fall 2009 class included: 649 first-year students, the University’s largest freshman class since the fall of 1993; 102 transfer students, an increase of nearly 14 percent over last year and Gannon’s highest number of transfer students in more than a decade; and a current fulltime undergraduate enrollment of 2,413 students, the highest since 1996.

For the sixth straight year, the University was ranked as a Top Tier university in "America’s Best Colleges" published by U.S.News & World Report. Gannon was also listed in the publication’s Top Upand- Coming Schools category, a first-time honor. Institutions in this category are determined by a peer assessment survey of high-ranking college officials who recognize institutions that have recently made the most promising and innovative changes in academics, faculty, students, campus or facilities.

"These national rankings are a compliment to both the high-quality students who attend and graduate from Gannon and the outstanding faculty and staff who provide an excellent education at an affordable price," said President Garibaldi.