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Fall 2015 enrollment at Michigan Technological University is 7,238, the highest the school has seen in more than 30 years.
Female enrollment is at a record high, with women making up 26.9 percent of the student body.
Female enrollment in the College of Engineering rose to 26.7 percent, and the number of women first-year students is at an all-time high.
Michigan Tech, like public universities across Michigan, submitted its official fall enrollment figures to the state this week.
University officials believe that Tech’s increasing enrollment reflects the school’s high job placement rate, the $62,800 median starting salaries earned by graduates and a $661,000 return on investment over 20 years.
First to second year retention – the number of first year students who return for their second year – reached a record 87 percent.
First to second year retention is a major predictor of student success
