Engineering enrollments at Auburn are expected to be stable for the
coming year, according to Nick Conrad, who heads the Office of Student Services.
"Although it is too early in the quarter to tell, we don't see a significant
fall or rise in the incoming freshman class for the College of Engineering," he says.
The summer's Camp War Eagle sessions were well attended, he adds,
with a good mix of students from within the state, as well as a sampling of
out-of-state students ranging from Texas to Connecticut to the midwest.
"In talking with students and parents it appears that the positive and
friendly reception they have received here has been a major factor in our student
recruiting efforts," Conrad notes.
"At a time when we are seeing a concentration of universities in
large urban areas, we are finding out that many are looking at Auburn for a
competitive and challenging engineering program that exists side by side in a safe,
community-oriented atmosphere."
In addition to an incoming freshman class of more than 700 students, an
additional 300-plus transfers are expected to enroll, from both two and
four-year institutions, according to information
he has received.
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