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NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NOVEMBER 12, 2015
CONTACT: Amanda Paull, PR Representative, 224-234-1030, Amandapaull22@gmail.com
SEO: Minority enrollment increases at UMD 8.7 percent
Diversity at university increases 8.7 percent while overall enrollment only increases 1 percent
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- According to data released by the Office of University Relations, minority
enrollment increased by 8.7 percent this academic year. This increase in diversity can be seen with the
new amounts of black, American Indian, Asian, and Hispanic students. The universitys diversity has
reached close to 2,000 students out of the 24,500 students.

UMD diversity increases for the 2015-2016 school year from the 2014-2015 school year.
Graphic by: Amanda Paull, data taken from the Office of the University Relations
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The increase in minority students is a gratifying sight for the many students, faculty and
administrators who have worked for it, university President Wallace D. Loh said. We still have more to
do, this is only the beginning.
For more information regarding the universitys diversity, visit the Office of University Relations
at http://www.urhome.umd.edu/ and follow @UofMaryland on twitter.
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