Augusta University
Editor’s note: Fall enrollment is tentative until October 2020.
Over 3,000 phone calls were made by orientation leaders to incoming students.
Over 240 new students opted to stay connected with their orientation leader as a mentor throughout the fall semester.
This year's orientation leaders spent 60 hours of meeting with their new students virtually in small groups throughout the summer.
The student attending from the farthest hometown comes from 2,152 miles away in Madera, California.
Seventeen countries are represented in the freshman class, including Cameroon, Canada, Chile, France, India, Jamaica, Jordan, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, North Korea, Philippines, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom and Vietnam.
Outside of Georgia, 13 states are represented, including Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Maine, Michigan Ohio, North Carolina, New York, Rhode Island, South Carolina and Tennessee.
Hear more from Dr. Susan Davies, vice president for Enrollment and Student Affairs. Full story on Jagwire.
The School of Computer and Cyber Sciences welcomed 76 more students this year, making an overall 14% increase in the school's enrollment compared to Fall 2019.
The College of Nursing welcomed 51 more students this year, making an overall 6% increase in the college’s enrollment compared to Fall 2019.
The College of Education welcomed 30 more students this year, making an overall 5% increase in the college’s enrollment compared to Fall 2019.
For everyone’s safety and wellbeing, students are encouraged to follow these guidelines. Uniting under these best practices makes AU a safer place for everyone in our community, and puts our values of compassion and integrity to action.
Below is just a sample of the things that make the Class of 2024 even more unique than the classes before.
Most freshmen were born in 2002, which means they are younger than the Segway and about half of the Harry Potter film franchise.
The most common last name is Jones, with Williams in close second.
Sarah wins the most popular first name, with Brianna in close second.
The youngest new student is 15 years old; the oldest is 29.
Written by
Raysean Ricks
