Rutgers Enrollment Up Despite Scandals

Rutgers has seen a seven percent increase in freshman applications to the New Brunswick campus compared to last year at this time, according to the report. There has also been an increase in freshman accepted to the university’s other schools, according to the report.

As of last week, the university had 300 more freshmen enrolled for the fall semester than expected. At this time, the university has over 60,000 students across three campuses, according to the report.

The report appeared the same day new Athletic Director Julie Hermann officially assumes her new role after a month of controversy over her alleged abuse of players while coaching volleyball at the University of Tennessee and her role in a sexual discrimination lawsuit while an administrator at the University of Louisville.

The news also comes following the dismissal of former basketball coach Mike Rice over alleged player abuse. Soon after, former Athletic Director Tim Pernetti resigned.

The university is adding seven of UMDNJ’s eight schools as of July 1, as part of a statewide higher education reorganization.

According to the report, the escalated enrollment could result in a new problem: overcrowded classes and lack of housing availability.

"For me, it’s a great problem," Courtney McAnuff, Rutgers’ vice president for enrollment management, told The Star Ledger.

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