Morningside College has reported the largest total enrollment in the school’s 122-year history with 2,902 full- and part-time students for the fall 2016 semester.

Morningside College has reported the largest total enrollment in the school’s 122-year history with 2,902 full- and part-time students for the fall 2016 semester.

Total fall enrollment at Morningside includes 1,329 full-time students and 1,573 part-time students. The majority of part-time students are enrolled in graduate education and nursing programs.

According to Morningside College President John Reynders, this fall’s total enrollment surpasses the previous enrollment record of 2,824 full- and part-time students for the fall 2014 semester.

In August, The Chronicle of Higher Education’s annual “Almanac of Higher Education” ranked Morningside in seventh place on a list of the nation’s 20 fastest growing private nonprofit baccalaureate colleges, based on a comparison of student enrollment growth from 2004 to 2014.