Augusta University invests $6M to boost faculty amid enrollment surge

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Augusta University announced the investment of $6 million in funding to help keep up with its record-breaking enrollment numbers.

Last fall, university officials announced its highest-ever student enrollment record. Last fall, AU celebrated the enrollment of 10,546 students, an increase of 7.5% over fall 2022 and a 26.6% increase since 2015. Included in that highest-ever number was another record: 1,162 Freshmen.

Now, that number is forcing the university to keep up.

The funding will go towards 43 new faculty, 24 new full-time staff, two temporary positions, and 42 new student-worker positions, as well as the necessary infrastructure to support those individuals.

The funding will also support all areas of enrollment growth through increasing student support in areas like Academic Advisement, the Academic Success Center, and the Center for Writing Excellence.

“As Georgia’s flagship health sciences and medical research university, home of the Georgia Cyber Innovation and Training Center, and a national leader in student success, we strive every day to provide our students with an innovative and personalized learning and discovery environment that helps prepare them for the workforce, and our continued enrollment growth reflects that commitment,” said President Brooks A. Keel, Ph.D.

The colleges and departments identified as needing the most immediate faculty and staff additions are the College of Education and Human Development, College of Science and Mathematics, James M. Hull College of Business, Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, Enrollment and Student Affairs, Human Resources, the Office of the Vice Provost, and University Libraries.

The university hopes to have these spots filled before the next academic year.

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