BLUEFIELD, W.Va. –Bluefield State University’s fall enrollment numbers are the highest the university has seen, continuing its trend of rising enrollment since the COVID-19 pandemic.

The university recently announced that Fall 2025 enrollment reached 1,442 students, a 10% increase from last fall. They have seen a notable increase in first-time freshmen, with 313 students enrolled this year compared to 218 last year.

BSU President Darrin Martin said the university is ecstatic about the rise in enrollment.

“It speaks to a lot a hard work from our faculty, our staff, and our alumni getting behind us, so we’re extremely pleased,” Martin told MetroNews.

He said the school typically brings in in-state students, but they also get students from Virginia.

Martin said that despite the COVID-19

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