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After a record-breaking fall enrollment, ETBU’s Spring 2021 enrollment has set yet another record. With 1,479 new and returning Tigers enrolled in January 2021, this marks the highest spring enrollment in University history. This year’s spring enrollment shows a 5.3% increase over last year’s record spring enrollment of 1,405 Tigers.

The start of the Spring 2020 semester at East Texas Baptist commenced with two exciting milestones for the University community. In addition to the opening of Chick-fil-A on the University campus, ETBU celebrated an official spring enrollment of 1,405 students—the highest recorded spring enrollment in the University’s 108-year history.

East Texas Baptist University has a total Spring 2019 enrollment of 1,398 students, an almost two percent increase from Spring 2018. Graduate enrollment has grown more than four percent from Fall 2018.  The University maintains a high undergraduate student retention rate of 88 percent. The University’s collaborative student learning-centered, retention initiatives have led to a unified and strengthened campus community for an overall enriched Christ-centered college experience for all students.

East Texas Baptist University recently partnered with Classic Learning Initiatives (CLI) and joined the CLT College Network to begin accepting the Classic Learning Test (CLT) scores submitted by prospective students as a college admissions score. ETBU and CLI share a mission to provide students from diverse educational backgrounds with the best opportunity to succeed in the college admissions process.

East Texas Baptist University achieved a historic milestone with record enrollment standing at 1,533 total students. This number represents a five percent growth from Fall 2016. In addition, the University's freshmen enrollment of 419 new Tigers is the largest freshmen class in the history of the institution. The collaborative effort of Academic Affairs, Athletics, and Admissions increased the freshmen cohort 21 percent over Fall 2016.