For the fourth consecutive year, Northwest Missouri State University’s enrollment has reached a record high. Northwest’s total student headcount reached 7,225 this fall, a 1.2 percent increase from last year.

Northwest Dean of Enrollment Management Bev Schenkel says that number includes a record freshman class, totaling 1,498 students, which is an 8 percent increase from last year. The enrollment total consists of 6,281 undergraduate students and 944 graduate students representing 48 states and 33 countries.