St. Louis University hits high for fall student enrollment

ST. LOUIS -- Enrollment at St. Louis University this fall reached its highest level ever at 11,145, university officials said Wednesday.

The enrollment figure includes students participating in undergraduate, graduate and professional programs at the midtown campus and at the university's campus in Madrid.

The previous high was last year, when the university had 11,112 students.

This year's freshman class had the highest aggregate ACT score in the 183-year history of the Jesuit university at 26.4, up from 26.1 a year ago.

This year's freshmen had an average high school grade-point average of 3.47, the school reported.

Provost Sandra Johnson said an 8 percent rise in the number of applications allowed the university to be more selective in its admissions.

She noted that the university received 5,536 applications this year, nearly double the 2,814 it received 10 years ago.