University of Mary Implementing Wait List in Anticipation of Another Record Freshman Class

俾斯麦, ND — As the University of Mary’s reputation and profile continue to rise both nationally and internationally, 私人, 天主教 university in North Dakota is experiencing unprecedented demand from prospective students. 蓬勃发展的校园社区的吸引力, 世界一流的教育, and a marketable degree led to the university’s largest ever overall enrollment last year, 还有破纪录的新生班级. With just under two months before the start of the fall semester and a new academic year, all indications point to an even larger freshman class for fall 2024.

Record-shattering applications and yield rates for a second straight year has prompted the University of Mary to implement a waiting list, 瑞秋·布拉什说, the Vice President for Public Affairs and Enrollment Management.  

“As a result of the high demand for a degree from the University of Mary, we are implementing a waiting list to ensure that we maintain the highest standards of education and support that defines our university,布拉什补充道. “We continue to experience a truly overwhelming response from prospective students and are once again reaching capacity in several of our programs for the upcoming fall semester — which is exciting news for our university and our Bismarck-Mandan community. We have only so much space in our classrooms and residence halls. Mary enjoys a phenomenal 10:1 student-to-faculty ratio — one of the lowest among all colleges and universities in America — that fosters a better learning environment between scholars and our world-class faculty.”  

Over 65% of this year's incoming freshmen hail from outside North Dakota. “We look forward to welcoming hundreds of out-of-state students to both the University of Mary and North Dakota this fall,负责学术事务的副校长刘志强博士说. 黛安娜Fladeland. “他们的到来标志着新学年的开始, continuing our 65-year history of serving young people from around the globe as well as the Church, 我们的地区, 及以后. The University of Mary exists to form men and women of character and moral courage who are both equipped and eager to impact their communities in the service of Truth. We ourselves are eager to prepare all of our incoming students for both their careers and lives of purpose, 意义, 以及与上帝的友谊." 

录取过程很简单. For those prospective students who have already completed their enrollment confirmation form and made their deposit, those actions have already signaled that they are attending Mary in September 2024, 不需要采取任何进一步的行动.  

That same step is still needed for students who have expressed interest in attending but have not yet officially committed. Those students are being asked to decide soon and complete their enrollment confirmation form and make their deposit by the deadline date of Monday, 7月22日, 2024, 下午5点.m. 中央标准时间(CST), otherwise they will be put on the waiting list if this information is received after that date and time.  

“Being placed on the waiting list does not mean you cannot attend the University of Mary,布拉什强调说. “It simply means that we are carefully considering our available capacity as we approach the start of the new semester.” 

Classes for the start of the fall semester begin Tuesday, September 3, 2024. 所有新生的迎新周从周六开始, 8月31日是搬家日, 小麦仪式, and the Starlight Social at the president’s residence.    

“We are deeply humbled and honored that so many new students are expressing such eagerness to attend the University of Mary,” remarked University of Mary President Monsignor James Shea. “We await their arrival to campus during Welcome Week, when we will see the light in their eyes and the joy on their faces as they embark on a quest to discover who God meant them to be. We will be ready to serve them in every way we can, according to the high calling we have received as educators and as servant leaders.”  

Anyone who wishes to learn more about the University of Mary can do so at 3g.78278.net or by contacting an admissions representative at enroll@78278.net，或致电(701)355-8030. The University of Mary is one of only 15 Recommended Cardinal Newman Society Residential Colleges and Universities in the US.  

关于 the University of Mary: True to its motto “lumen vitae”—The Light of Life—the University of Mary offers education for the whole of life through cutting-edge professional programs and graduate programs animated by moral courage and leadership in chosen professions and service to the community. 一个私人, 天主教男女同校机构, the University of Mary welcomes students of all faiths and backgrounds. 

一个基督徒, 天主教, Benedictine institution founded in 1959 by the Benedictine Sisters of Annunciation Monastery, 立博中文版提供近60个学士学位, 18岁硕士, and five doctoral programs—in Business Administration, 教育, 护理实践, 职业治疗和物理治疗. The 20-sport Athletic Department adheres to its Greatness Through Virtue mission under the governance of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), 美国大学曲棍球协会, 以及美国大学粘土靶联赛. 有3个以上,800名学生, 立博中文版在北达科他州设有办事处, 蒙大拿, 亚利桑那州, 罗马, 意大利, 以及充满活力的在线服务.