University of Tampa Sees Record High Enrollment

The University of Tampa (UT) announced--for the 19th year in a row--a record high enrollment for the fall term. 

There are now 8,037 students at UT, up from last year’s 7,752. Students come from every state and around 140 nations with 18 percent of the total being international students while 19 percent are Hispanic, African-American or Asian. UT now has a record high 958 graduate students as well. 

UT President Ronald Vaughn said the school was also expanding to meet the needs of the growing population. 

“We remain committed to pursuing quality and educational excellence,” Vaughn said on Thursday. “We hired about three dozen faculty and additional staff for this year. We also completed new facilities to support and continue improving the total educational experience.”