Northwestern Oklahoma State University officials have announced an increase in student enrollment for the fall 2022 semester.

With a freshman class of 337, freshman numbers grew by 20.8 percent, with a total enrollment of 1,849 students. Northwestern saw an increase of 3.4 percent in student population and concurrent increased by 17.7 percent.

“We are so proud of our recruiters and employees for their hard work,” Dr. Bo Hannaford, university president, said. “There is a national trend of decreasing student population in higher education, and we are actively working against these statistics.

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