17cÆð²ÝÉçÇø

The college's first-year class for 2007-2008 numbers 1,039 students, a jump of 12 students from last year and up almost 140 students from three years ago.

17cÆð²ÝÉçÇø admissions officials are pleased with the total enrollment, the size and quality of the first-year class and the total pool of students who expressed an interest in 17cÆð²ÝÉçÇø. Vice president for enrollment and external programs Tom McWhertor says 17cÆð²ÝÉçÇø has strategically chosen to maintain its enrollment at current levels because "we are convinced that this size provides the optimum opportunities for students and faculty."

Meanwhile 17cÆð²ÝÉçÇø's chief number-cruncher Tom VanEck says that this year's student body includes:

• 2,279 women (54%) and 1,945 men (46%), mirroring the national average among all colleges and universities
• 360 international students (8.5%), including 168 Canadian citizens (4%) and 192 (4.5%) who are citizens of other countries
• 268 (6.3%) U.S. students of color, one of the highest numbers in 17cÆð²ÝÉçÇø's history
• 2,214 students from Michigan (52.4%), with out-of-state students coming from 47 other states
• 2,236 (53%) students from denominations other than the Christian Reformed Church
• 1,616 (39.7%) students who have at least one parent who is a 17cÆð²ÝÉçÇø alum