President Steven Gamble said, "We are obviously very pleased with the fall's record enrollment. Our faculty and staff worked hard to make this happen, and it feels good to go above 6,000 students for the first time ever.

First-time freshmen increased 2 percent and graduate students grew by 4 percent.

Residence halls were full on the first day of classes, and the newly-renovated campus apartments were also fully occupied.

Gamble added, "When people ask me about Eastern's years of continual growth, I credit the institution's 'personal touch,' commitment to 'student success' and low cost as primary reasons."

ENMU's enrollment in fall 2000 was 3,581 and has grown by 68 percent to the current 6,014. Recently, in the Aug. 19 issue of the Chronicle of Higher Education Almanac, ENMU was identified as the 18th fastest growing public master's institution from 2004-2014.

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