{"id":8368,"date":"2020-08-31T16:16:47","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T21:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/?p=8368"},"modified":"2020-08-31T17:38:06","modified_gmt":"2020-08-31T22:38:06","slug":"sau-sets-enrollment-records-even-in-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/2020\/sau-sets-enrollment-records-even-in-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"SAU sets enrollment records even in pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Even in the midst of the uncertainties caused by the COVID-19 crisis, Southern Arkansas University surpassed Fall 2019 college enrollment (excluding high school enrollment) by 55 with 4,107 students compared to 4,052.\u00a0 Graduate enrollment increased by 11 percent with totals of 985 compared to 888.\u00a0 The total fall enrollment for Fall 2020 is 4,432.<\/p>\n

SAU recorded the highest freshman retention rate in the University\u2019s history at 72 percent after two years of the Retention and Completion Task Force\u2019s work and implementation of many of their recommendations. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe are especially excited about the enrollment in our graduate programs and the news of our freshman retention rate record,\u201d said SAU President Trey Berry. \u00a0\u201cSAU is proud to offer a wide array of graduate options which work for students in many different stages of their lives,\u201d he continued. \u201cAnd we credit the relationships we are able to form with our students early in their career at SAU, the hard work of our faculty and staff for the many retention initiatives that have been implemented and the care shown that are reflected in these freshman retention rates.\u201d<\/p>\n

SAU offers more than 80 degree programs in undergraduate and graduate studies and will add a doctoral program next fall. The University continues to grow its offerings for students and refine its existing courses into best-of-class programs.<\/p>\n

Last fall, the University recorded high enrollment numbers and had record overall retention rates, as well. Having established this strong base of students has helped SAU maintain enrollment even with the struggles presented by COVID-19. \u201cWe are prepared to face the challenges this semester is bringing with the obvious COVID-19 concerns,\u201d Berry said. \u201cWe have developed online, face-to-face and hybrid class schedules and are equipped for students to be able to transition to livestreaming as needed.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe commend our faculty and staff for all of their extra effort in maintaining a nurturing environment for our students,\u201d Berry continued, \u201cand we also commend our students for continuing with their studies and staying the course. This year is presenting challenges, no doubt, but together, we are #Muleriderstrong and can make it our most successful year yet!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Even in the midst of the uncertainties caused by the COVID-19 crisis, Southern Arkansas University surpassed Fall 2019 college enrollment (excluding high school enrollment) by 55 with 4,107 students compared to 4,052.\u00a0 Graduate enrollment increased by 11 percent with totals of 985 compared to 888.\u00a0 The total fall enrollment for Fall 2020 is 4,432. SAU… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":564,"featured_media":8374,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[94,276,32641,7753,288,143],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-8368","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-admissions","8":"category-community-corner","9":"category-featured-layout","10":"category-homepage","11":"category-regional-news","12":"category-student-life","13":"entry"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8368","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/564"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8368"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8368\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8374"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}