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UW enrollment down slightly

University of Wyoming enrollment numbers for the fall semester are down about 1.5 percent from the fall 2012 semester. The University’s enrollment report shows that freshman enrollment numbers have stayed steady, but Vice President for student affairs, Sara Axelson, says more significant were other changes in the class makeup. 

 
 
“What was real exciting about the report this year is to be able to see the continued increase in our international and our ethnically diverse students. That was real positive,” says Axelson. “And the other piece is that our incoming students, coming out of high school their average GPA has grown a couple percentage points, which is pretty significant.” 

 
 
She says the Hathaway scholarship and new admission standards, which went into effect this fall, may be contributing to the higher GPAs. Axelson adds that the University wants to continue to grow and is implementing new support systems for students, as well as alternative admission methods to further diversify the student body.   

 
 
“Oftentimes you don’t just have continued growth on continued growth. You know, even staying stable or a little bit behind is still positive.”

Irina Zhorov is a reporter for Wyoming Public Radio. She earned her BA from the University of Pennsylvania and an MFA from the University of Wyoming. In between, she worked as a photographer and writer for Philadelphia-area and national publications. Her professional interests revolve around environmental and energy reporting and she's reported on mining issues from Wyoming, Mexico, and Bolivia. She's been supported by the Dick and Lynn Cheney Grant for International Study, the Eleanor K. Kambouris Grant, and the Social Justice Research Center Research Grant for her work on Bolivian mining and Uzbek alpinism. Her work has appeared on Voice of America, National Native News, and in Indian Country Today, among other publications.
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