Fall 2002

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Undergraduate enrollment declines
in College for first time since 1985

Fall enrollment in the College of Journalism and Communications declined for the first time in 17 years as part of a plan to reduce the number of undergraduates.

The entrance requirement was raised to 3.0 GPA this summer, and a 500-cap was imposed on both the Advertising and Public Relations enrollments at the junior-senior level.

According to figures released by interim registrar Steve Pritz, ADV 1970:

Total enrollment in the College was 3,200, compared to 3,313 one year ago (down 3.4 percent). Overall, the UF student body topped 47,200.

While overall College enrollment went down, minority enrollment increased from 780 to 798 students, and the minority percentage increased from 23.4 to 24.9 percent.

Public Relations remains the largest undergraduate program, with 821 majors. Advertising remains a close second (791), followed by Journalism (708) and Telecommunication (682).

Graduate enrollment was 193, compared to 195 one year ago. The largest master's specialization is public relations (33).

The number of Ph.D. students climbed from 42 to 51.