{"id":53528,"date":"2023-09-07T17:33:25","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T21:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=53528"},"modified":"2023-09-13T09:41:16","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T13:41:16","slug":"utc-welcomes-largest-first-year-class-in-school-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/utc-welcomes-largest-first-year-class-in-school-history\/","title":{"rendered":"UTC welcomes largest freshman class in school history"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_53535\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"805\" data-attachment-id=\"53535\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/utc-welcomes-largest-first-year-class-in-school-history\/convocation-23-68\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/09\/Convocation-23-2932.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,805\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Angela Foster\/University of Tennessee at Chattanooga&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6_2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Convocation, Friday, Aug. 18, 2023 in McKenzie Arena.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1692355804&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;25.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Convocation-23&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Convocation-23\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Convocation, Friday, Aug. 18, 2023 in McKenzie Arena.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/09\/Convocation-23-2932-1024x644.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-53535 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/09\/Convocation-23-2932.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"height=\"1510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/09\/Convocation-23-2932.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/09\/Convocation-23-2932-1024x644.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/09\/Convocation-23-2932-768x483.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/09\/Convocation-23-2932-580x365.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/09\/Convocation-23-2932-610x384.jpg 610w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/09\/Convocation-23-2932-1536x966.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/09\/Convocation-23-2932-2048x1289.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Convocation, Friday, Aug. 18, in McKenzie Arena. Photo by Angela Foster.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This fall\u2019s freshman class is the largest in University of Tennessee at Chattanooga history, according to the University\u2019s just-recorded official census data.<\/p>\n<p>The incoming first-time, full-time freshman class of 2,359 represents an increase of 5.8% from last fall. This aligns with the University\u2019s growth trajectory from pre-COVID years, when the first-year class grew from 1,852 in 2015 to a then-record 2,297 in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, total headcount at UTC this fall is 11,380\u2014a 0.9% increase from last year\u2014comprised of 9,982 undergraduates and 1,398 graduate students. Of that overall total, 89% of undergraduates and 73% of graduate students are residents of Tennessee.<\/p>\n<p>In a sign that the market for advanced education continues to grow, the campus saw a 12.9% increase in new graduate students. In addition, new transfers increased by 4.7% from last year.<\/p>\n<p>This fall\u2019s freshman-to-sophomore retention rate of 74.3% is higher than any pre-COVID year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This fall\u2019s freshman class is the largest in University of Tennessee at Chattanooga history, according to the University\u2019s just-recorded official census data. 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