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Enrollment Statistics

Fall 2008

New Students 511
Returning Students 797
Total 1308

Admissions
First-time Freshmen   Transfer Students
Applications Received 1070   Applications Received 459
Students Admitted 597   Students Admitted 282
% Admitted 56%   % Admitted 61%
Students Enrolled 304   Students Enrolled 207
% Enrolled (Yield) 51%   % Enrolled (Yield) 73%

Retention/Graduation
68% of new Freshmen / 81% of transfer students return for the Sophomore year / third semester (3-year average)
67% of the Freshman class entering fall 2000 completed a degree program in six years or less

Geographic Distribution
  # Enrolled % of Class
New York 555 42%
New Jersey 416 32%
Connecticut 66 5%
New England 44 3%
Mid-Atlantic 100 8%
Southeast 48 4%
Midwest 29 2%
West 16 1%
Southwest 13 1%
Puerto Rico 1 <1%
International 20 2%

Enrollment By Academic Program
  # Enrolled % of Class
BBA    
Fashion Merchandising 707 54%
Management 41 3%
Marketing 275 21%
Visual Merchandising 93 7%
BPS    
Fashion Merchandising 124 9%
AAS    
Fashion Merchandising 67 5%
AOS    
Fashion Merchandising 1 <1%