{"id":46745,"date":"2026-09-14T10:48:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T15:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=46745"},"modified":"2026-09-14T10:48:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T15:48:20","slug":"millikin-university-experiences-measurable-growth-in-first-year-enrollment-numbers-for-second-straight-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/46745-millikin-university-experiences-measurable-growth-in-first-year-enrollment-numbers-for-second-straight-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Millikin University Experiences Measurable Growth in First-Year Enrollment Numbers for Second Straight Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>For the second consecutive year, Millikin University has experienced measurable growth in first-year enrollment numbers, welcoming 445 new first-time undergraduate students to campus to begin the Fall 2026 semester, the largest number in seven years. The first-year numbers for Fall 2026 represent a 12% increase in students over Fall 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Of these first-time students, 19 are international \u2014 the largest number since 2021. The University also welcomed 135 transfer students, the most in 11 years, demonstrating its commitment to expanding the pathways and opportunities available to students seeking a Millikin education. In total, the University welcomed 650 new students this semester \u2014 the most since Fall 2019. Together these new students bring a wide range of experiences, perspectives, and aspirations that make the Millikin experience distinctive.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Strengthening the Student Experience Through Enrollment Growth<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Enrollment growth remains an important institutional priority as Millikin continues its work to become increasingly student-ready and to expand opportunities for students to pursue a Millikin education.<\/p>\n<p>The incoming class includes students from 31 states, with Illinois residents comprising 74% of the class. Students from Macon County represent 21% of the incoming cohort. International students also join the Millikin community from several countries, including Japan, Rwanda, South Korea, Czech Republic, and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the second consecutive year, Millikin University has experienced measurable growth in first-year enrollment numbers, welcoming 445 new first-time undergraduate students to campus to begin the Fall 2026 semester, the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":46746,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46745","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Millikin University Experiences Measurable Growth in First-Year Enrollment Numbers for Second Straight Year - 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