EDINBORO, Pa. – Edinboro University announced Monday an 18 percent increase in its first-year enrollment. The announcement comes on census date for Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education, the date far enough into the semester for enrollment to have stabilized. Edinboro is one of 14 schools in the State System.
The 706 first-time, undergraduate students is the University’s largest incoming class in three years.
Not only are the numbers up, the quality of first-year students continues to increase. The average high school grade-point average is 3.55 for this year’s first-year class, compared with 3.51 and 3.53 in 2018 and 2017, respectively.
“The increase in the number and quality of this year’s incoming class is a clear reflection of the perceived value of an Edinboro education,” said Edinboro President Guiyou Huang. “Edinboro has been educating students for more than 160 years, providing them with transformational experiences and preparing them to become significant contributors to their families, their communities, the Commonwealth and beyond.
“We are very pleased to welcome these new Fighting Scots to campus. They’ve already shown themselves to be a strong and engaged class. We look forward to the many ways they will enrich our campus community.”
