Riding a surge of transfer and returning students, Eastern Washington University is experiencing record enrollment to start the 2009-10 academic year. With enrollment numbers now final, EWU has 10,504 full-time equivalent (FTE) students, 379 more than last fall quarter.
This also tops the previous record of 2006, when the number of FTEs at Eastern totaled 10,288.
Eastern's president noted the record enrollment will not come without some challenges, as the university is still adjusting to state-mandated cuts as a result of the recession.
“Obviously, we are very happy to have such strong enrollm...
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