UJfullJamestown   (CSi – UJ)  Enrollment at University of Jamestown has been finalized for the 2016-17 school year. A total of 1,134 students will be taking classes at UJ this year, making this the largest number of students enrolled at the university in over a decade. The fall enrollment represents an increase of over 10% from the 2015-16 enrollment.

University of Jamestown president Dr. Robert Badal says, “The increase in our enrollment represents growth in both our undergraduate and graduate programs. We have a wonderfully diverse student body representing 36 states and 22 countries.”

University of Jamestown kicks off the school year with not only the largest fall-time enrollment in recent years, but also with a growing number of graduate students. This year, more than 150 graduate students are enrolled in UJ’s four post-graduate programs, including eight new students in the inaugural class of the Masters of Science in Clinical Counseling program on the Jamestown campus.

Returning students will notice that construction on the Harold Newman Athletic Arena is in full swing and continued progress has been made during the summer months, a new hockey locker room was added to the Wilson Arena in anticipation of the first season of Jimmie men’s hockey, and labs in the Sorkness Center have been updated with state of the art technology.

University of Jamestown was established in 1883 and is ranked as a top tier regional school in US News and World Report and a top Midwestern school in The Princeton Review. The school features development of the whole person through its distinctive Journey to Success experience.  Please visit uj.edu for more information.