Kareem McLemore, Shelvia Draper, Tony Boyle, Terry Jeffries, Dawn Mosley, Kyle Spaulding, Josue Jean-Baptiste, and Travis Sudler gather for a Nikon moment at the end of the April 14 celebration event held in recognition of the University's current record enrollment and retention figures. — *In this photo:* Kareem McLemore, Shelvia Draper, Tony Boyle, Terry Jeffries, Dawn Mosley, Kyle Spaulding, Josue Jean-Baptiste, and Travis Sudler gather for a Nikon moment at the end of the April 14 celebration event held in recognition of the University’s current record enrollment and retention figures.

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Celebration event recognizes Del enrollment/retention records

Friday, April 15, 2022

The University dedicated the afternoon of April 14 to celebrate its current record successes in the area of enrollment and retention.

The Enrollment Management Council hosted a two-hour event in the MLK Student Center parlors, which involved food, music, dancing, and much rejoicing over the following record fall 2021 accomplishments:

Total student enrollment – 5,649 (up 12%)
Total undergraduate student enrollment – 4,848 (up 10%)
Total graduate student enrollment – 801 (up 32%)
Total of online students – 317 (up 38%)
Freshman retention rate – 75%
Total of international students – 449 (up 50%)

“The ability of our University-wide teams to work collaboratively to achieve the common goals of increase student enrollment and retention is the cornerstone of Delaware State University Strategic Enrollment successes and a wonderful reason to celebrate,” said Antonio Boyle, Senior Vice President for Strategic Enrollment Management and Student Affairs.