SAN MARCOS- As Texas State University’s student
population continues to grow with record breaking numbers so does the diversity
of students on campus.
With new construction underway and a mass of
students walking through the Quad it would be difficult not to notice a
population growth at the university. For the 16th consecutive year
Texas State University has broken its enrollment record. The university news
service announced that a total of 35,568 students enrolled last semester.
“I think it’s good for (Texas State) to grow because
it gives it a more diverse community,” said Crystal Flores, a junior and
fashion merchandising major at Texas State University.
That it did. Along with such a steady increase, the
school has seen an increase in the diversity of the student population on
campus. The current student body is the most diverse in the school’s history.
“... we are most pleased that our efforts to recruit
students from all backgrounds has led to a truly diverse population at Texas
State,” said Texas State University Provost Eugene Bourgeois.
Minorities now make up 42 percent of the student
body. This includes an enrollment increase of both Hispanic and African
American students by 26 percent. With
such a positive increase in diversity many students are voicing their support.
“…the population growth is benefiting local
businesses and helping build the diversity Texas State is proud of,” said
Shannon Quay, sophomore at Texas State University.
Texas State University is not only welcoming in
their most diverse student body but they are also are welcoming in a student
body with higher rankings in their high school classes. More incoming freshman
this year were ranked in the top 10 percentile of their high school class than
in previous years. While, a total of 49 percent ranked at the top 25 percentile
of their high school class.
“Things are changing and we are no longer quite the
party school that Texas State has been known for since it was South West
Texas,” said Colby Gober, a student at Texas State University.
Texas State University has a more diverse,
intelligent, and proud student population than ever before. With this, the
school is on the rise and on its way to becoming a top contender with the major
universities in Texas.
“Texas State continues to be a leading university in
the state,” said Texas State University president Denise M. Trauth.
Having such an increasingly positive outlook for the
future, Texas State University may someday not only be the single university in
Texas to educate a President of the United States of America, but two
Presidents of the United States of America.
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