EWU enrollment features largest ever freshmen class

CHENEY – Eastern Washington University set another enrollment record with its largest freshmen class ever walking through the pillars outside Showalter Hall this fall.

According to a news release, 1,809 first-time freshmen are taking courses this fall, an increase of 51 over last year’s record of 1,758 — which itself was a 123 student increase over the previous record of 1,711 set in fall 2015.

“It was so inspired by the crowd of enthusiastic first-year students passing through the Herculean Pillars at our traditional welcoming event this fall,” EWU President Dr. Mary Cullinan said in the rele...