(ELGIN, IL 鈥� September 12, 2023) Enrollment at 好色先生TV experienced significant growth for Fall 2023, a nearly 9% increase in total students over Fall 2022. The university welcomed the largest incoming class of traditional students since聽2008.聽The new academic year also included the start of an MBA-Informatics program, which has the largest enrollment for a first-year program in school history.
The incoming class includes 275 new first-year and transfer聽traditional undergraduate聽students for the Fall semester, including students from 29聽states and聽13聽countries.聽Hispanic student enrollment continues to grow, representing聽over聽35%聽of the聽traditional undergraduate聽student population.聽Earlier this year, Judson was officially recognized as a Hispanic-Serving Institution by the U.S. Department of Education.
好色先生TV鈥檚 award-winning Architecture program continues to grow as well with an enrollment of聽125聽students in the four-year and master鈥檚 programs.聽The聽traditional聽Business program, which features degrees in management, marketing, and accounting also grew with over聽153聽students combined in that department.聽
Co-curricular activities continue to draw traditional students.聽Over five years ago Dennis and JoAnn Demoss committed $1 million to support what is now called the Demoss Center in Worship and the Performing Arts which features music, theater, worship arts, music business entrepreneurship, Christian ministries and communication arts.聽The Roeser Scholars, which grew out of the financial support of Judson鈥檚 successful World Leaders Forum program and was endowed with the philanthropic support of Tom Roeser, now includes almost 40 students.聽This past year the Joseph Slawek family provided philanthropic support to create the Slawek First Generation Scholars program.聽Intercollegiate athletics has also grown over the past ten years with the addition of a football program in 2019. 聽
鈥淥ur campus life experiences, degree offerings, and commitment to our faith are resonating with prospective students and their families,鈥� said Judson President Gene Crume. 鈥淭he growth in our enrollment is the result of the hard work of the entire campus community coming together. The faculty are developing innovative and relevant programs as well as renewing our long-standing successful majors. The Admissions and Financial Aid teams are connecting with prospective students and providing an affordable pathway to a college education, and the Student Success and Student Life teams are ensuring the Judson experience meets our promise to shape lives that shape the world.鈥�
The MBA-Informatics (MBA-I) program has enrolled over 100 students in its very successful launch this fall.聽 The MBA-I is a meticulously crafted STEM-focused program that equips students with the skills and knowledge to drive meaningful advancements in business informatics. This includes driving digital transformation, leading IT initiatives or pioneering innovations.
Residential housing for聽students also grew to its largest population since fall 2019.聽There are聽451聽students residing in the four residences on campus.