<p>Some new stats</p>
<p>[UA</a> Enrollment Reaches Record High; Freshmen Bring High Scores, GPAs | University of Alabama News - The University of Alabama](<a href=“http://uanews.ua.edu/2013/09/ua-enrollment-reaches-record-high-freshmen-bring-high-scores-gpas/]UA”>http://uanews.ua.edu/2013/09/ua-enrollment-reaches-record-high-freshmen-bring-high-scores-gpas/)</p>
<p>126 National Merit, down from 239 the year before…and no diner this year.</p>
<p>Enrollment at The University of Alabama reached a record high 34,852 students this fall.</p>
<p>Total enrollment is up 3.7 percent, an increase of 1,250 students over fall 2012.</p>
<p>29,443 undergraduates and 5,409 graduate and first professional students.</p>
<p>The freshman class totals 6,478 students, including 1,768 students who had a 4.0 or higher GPA in high school</p>
<p>1,741 students who scored in the top 5 percent on the ACT. (I think that’s 27% had an ACT 30+)</p>
<p>The average ACT score for the class is 25.8, the highest in UA history. (about 83 percentile)</p>
<p>“The University of Alabama is attracting students who are successful both inside and outside the classroom,” said UA President Judy Bonner. “Our incoming students are very well qualified. Many first-year students have already completed AP, International Baccalaureate or dual enrollment college courses, and we are pleased that they are choosing UA to pursue their goals.”</p>
<p>More than 600 National Merit Scholars are enrolled at UA, including 126 in the freshman class, (That 126 is a huge drop, resulting from the housing change that year. With the newly announced better scholarship, that number should go back up next year.)</p>
<p>and UA’s students and graduates include numerous Fulbright, Goldwater, Truman and Hollings scholars.</p>
<p>Students enrolled at UA this year are from all 50 states and 77 foreign countries.</p>
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What was the housing change? Is the scholarship change you are refering to the $3500 and 10 semesters, or is there more to the change? Thanks.</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-alabama/1536302-sorry-2013-national-merit-finalists.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-alabama/1536302-sorry-2013-national-merit-finalists.html</a></p>
<p>Well, let’s just be happy that it has changed for the good for the 2014 class.</p>
<p>Indeed. The current package is quite amazing. Next year’s NMF numbers will certainly increase.</p>
<p>Is the scholarship change you are refering to the $3500 and 10 semesters</p>
<p>That is the improvement over last year’s offer. With the above offer, the NMF numbers should increase again.</p>
<p>It is certainly better than last year and appears to offer more flexibility than the prior years.
Apparently UA’s recruitment of NMF’s is quite price sensitive.</p>
<p>Three years of housing, two semesters of tuition, and/or a large increase in stipend warrants price sensitivity.</p>
<p>I realize it was a significant $ change. The two extra semesters of tuition will be valuable to some and not others. A definite + if you want your masters from UA as well as a BS.</p>
<p>Or even to use it to pay for a semester abroad.</p>
<p>Yes, definitely jealous of the NMF kids coming in since DS missed out. Although jealous, I was very happy to see Bama react and increase the offer for this year’s batch.</p>