堪萨斯州威奇托纽曼大学秋季新生201人创十年最大：研究生307人，两年增14%
堪萨斯州塞奇威克县威奇托市消息—纽曼大学（Newman University）公布2026年秋季官方「第20天」注册普查结果：首次入学全日制本科新生201人，为2017年以来最大的新生班；研究生注册307人，其中新生171人，较2024年的269人两年增长14%（2025年为295人）。该校称，本科与研究生各项目普遍增长；「第20天」普查为各校用于州级上报、并依法向美国教育部提交数据的官方统计时点。
分项看，研究生中生物医学科学硕士项目由2025年的6人增至20人，数据科学硕士、神学研究硕士与社会工作硕士近三年亦持续增长；本科方面，健康科学理学副学士项目注册127人（2025年107人、2024年89人），三年制「探路者」（Pathmaker）本科项目由2025年的3人增至32人，威奇托神学院学生42人。本届新生中，25.3%为家庭第一代大学生，29%为西班牙裔或拉丁裔，47%符合佩尔助学金资格。
招生主任乔治亚·德鲁斯（Georgia Drewes）与机构评估与研究主任米切尔·迈耶（Mitchell Meyer）分别就本届新生构成与项目增长发表说明。纽曼大学为位于威奇托的私立天主教大学，并通过与堪萨斯州西南部六所社区学院的合作，在10个本科项目上让学生在本地修读其学位。
（来源：纽曼大学）
Newman University in Wichita, Kansas Enrolls 201 First-Time Students in Fall 2026, Its Largest Entering Class Since 2017: Graduate Enrollment of 307 Up 14% Over Two Years
WICHITA, Sedgwick County, Kansas — Newman University enrolled 201 first-time, full-time undergraduates in fall 2026, its largest entering class since 2017, according to the university's official Day 20 enrollment census, the count colleges use for state reporting and for data they are legally required to submit to the U.S. Department of Education. Graduate enrollment reached 307 students, 171 of them new, up from 295 in 2025 and 269 in 2024 — a 14% increase over two years. The university reported growth across its undergraduate and graduate programmes.
Among graduate programmes, the Master of Science in biomedical science grew from six students in 2025 to 20 this fall, while the Master of Science in data science, the Master of Theological Studies and the Master of Social Work have each grown steadily over three years. On the undergraduate side, students seeking an Associate of Science in health science numbered 127, up from 107 in 2025 and 89 in 2024; the three-year Pathmaker bachelor's track grew from three students in 2025 to 32; and the count of Wichita seminarians held steady at 42. Of the incoming class, 25.3% are first-generation college students, 29% identify as Hispanic or Latino, and 47% are eligible for Pell Grants.
Director of Admissions Georgia Drewes and Director of Institutional Assessment and Research Mitchell Meyer commented on the class and the programme growth in the university's announcement. Newman is a private Catholic university in Wichita; through partnerships with six community colleges in southwest Kansas, students can earn a Newman degree in 10 bachelor's programmes without leaving their home region.
(Source: Newman University)
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