Student enrollment at UNMC set another record high for the 15th straight year with 3,790 students enrolled for the 2015-16 school year, an increase of 94 students or 2.5 percent more than last year’s record of 3,696.
Momentum in enrollment
“The momentum in our enrollment reflects the interest Nebraskans have in serving their fellow citizens in this dynamic profession,” said Dele Davies, M.D., vice chancellor for academic affairs and dean of graduate studies. “Our programs continue to attract the best and brightest and the expansion of our quality nursing and allied health programs with the opening of our facility in Kearney will help address rural health care workforce shortages we are working hard to fill.”
Listed below are enrollment highlights from UNMC.
College of Dentistry
The College of Dentistry admitted 48 new dental students and 24 new dental hygiene students, bringing the total enrollment in the college to 272, which also includes post graduate students. There were 683 applications for 48 slots in this year’s dental class.
College of Medicine
There are 132 new medical students, bringing the total enrollment to 503, which includes 35 enrolled in the M.D./Ph.D. Scholars Program. The new students, 83 percent of whom are Nebraska residents, were selected from a total of 1,838 applicants, one of the largest applicant pools in the last 21 years.
College of Nursing
A total of 1,036 students are enrolled through the college’s five sites in Omaha, Lincoln, Kearney, Norfolk and Scottsbluff, an overall increase of 7 percent for the bachelor of science degree in nursing programs and a 5 percent increase for the master’s and doctoral programs. The college received 593 qualified BSN applications this year, an increase of 5 percent over last year’s applications. The college also received 211 applications for the master’s degrees and doctoral programs, an increase of 23 percent over last year.
College of Pharmacy
Sixty-four new students with an average GPA of 3.55 were accepted into the College of Pharmacy’s doctor of pharmacy degree program. The new students bring the total enrollment in the four-year program to 238 students.
College of Public Health
Enrollment in the College of Public Health this fall is 181, which includes 154 students seeking master’s degrees and 27 certificate and non-degree students in professional programs. This represents an almost 8 percent increase in enrollment over fall 2014.
College of Allied Health Professions
For the 2015-16 academic year, there are 254 new students. Total enrollment in the school’s traditional program is 565 students, a 3 percent increase over last year.
Graduate Studies
Enrollment in doctoral and master’s programs in graduate studies is 479.
Munroe-Meyer Institute
Munroe-Meyer Institute provided interdisciplinary training, course work, and practicum experiences to 174 students in the 2014-2015 academic year.