Integrating Recruiting into the First Year Experience: An Opportunity to Boost Enrollment and Retention

摘要

Clemson University combines the benefits of a major, land-grant, science- and engineering-oriented research university with a strong commitment to quality teaching and individual student success. Clemson is a student-centered community characterized by high academic standards, inclusiveness, collaboration and a drive to excel. Located in a college-town setting, Clemson boasts a 17,500-acre forest, a 295-acre botanical garden and a lakefront setting. Undergraduate enrollment is managed to ensure small classes, an 18-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio, and high retention and graduation rates. Clemson scores above the national average on student engagement and satisfaction surveys, and has earned national recognition for living-learning communities, Creative Inquiry, writing across the curriculum and participation in community service.