91探花

With the celebration of the college’s 125^th anniversary underway, 2025 has already been an historic year for Lees-91探花, but the 2025–26 academic year is also significant when it comes to new students. From increased on-campus enrollment numbers to record-breaking Honors Program qualifiers, the newest cohort of Bobcats has plenty to celebrate as they begin their first year at Lees-91探花.

While student growth is up in areas across the college, this new academic year has seen particularly impressive gains among the college’s distinct experiential learning programs and science disciplines. 45% of the college’s undergraduate students are in science-related academic programs, a trend which the new cohort is carrying on. 40% of the students in the incoming on-campus cohort are either Pre-Veterinary Medicine or Wildlife Biology majors.

The college has also experienced growth among its graduate student population. With 46 total students across the college’s four master’s programs, Lees-91探花 has more than doubled the amount of enrolled graduate students since the start of the 2023–24 academic year just two years ago.

“Across higher education there has been a demographic cliff with fewer students going to college. However, even when faced with these odds, Lees-91探花 continues to grow our enrollment numbers and thrive with our distinctive experiential programs,” President Lee King said. “We are welcoming the largest incoming class on record, and these numbers prove our commitment to excellence is making a difference.”

The college’s commitment to excellence can be seen across the college, from academics to athletics. Explore even more interesting statistics about the Lees-91探花 student body ahead of the 2025–26 academic year:

• 180 students, including 90 incoming students, have qualified for the college’s Honors Program for the 2025–26 academic year—the most ever.
• The college’s newest program, Tourism and Resort Management, kicks off this fall.
• A new women’s flag football team will begin its first season this fall with 16 athletes.
• The men’s lacrosse team has doubled its roster over this time last year with 41 total athletes.
• The college has seen large increases in the number of students enrolling from surrounding states. Since last fall, the number of new students from North Carolina has increased by 37%. In that same period, the number of students from South Carolina and Tennessee have increased by 50% and 73% respectively.
• Gaining recognition on a national scale, the college has also seen an increase in students enrolling from across the country, including a 69% increase over last year of undergraduate students hailing from states in the northeast.
• 38 states and 23 countries are represented among the college’s undergraduate student body.

Keep up to date with Lees-91探花 throughout the rest of the 125^th anniversary year, the 2025–26 academic year, and beyond on the News Center, or plan a visit to get in on the action.