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<div><b>President [Thayne] McCulloh credits Gonzaga’s volunteer leadership – in particular the acumen of members of the boards of Trustees and Regents – for identifying the opportunities presented by the success of basketball to grow enrollment to support academics.</b></div>
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<div>Since 1999, when the Zags – led then by Coach Dan Monson – advanced to the Elite Eight in their second NCAA Tournament appearance before falling to eventual national champion Connecticut, Gonzaga’s undergraduate enrollment has risen 83.2 percent, from
2,816 (1998-99) to 5,160 (2016-17).</div>
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<h2><span style="color: #3366ff;"><strong>Other Key Figures 1999 vs. 2017:</strong></span></h2>
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<li>Total enrollment has increased 86.4 percent (from 4,061 to 7,572)</li><li>Undergraduate admission applications have grown nearly 300 percent (from 1,841 to 7,342 – as of fall 2016)</li><li>Freshmen enrollment rose 124.9 percent (from 569 to 1,280)</li><li>The annual budget rose 289.2 percent (from $72.7 million to $283 million – as of May 31, 2016)</li><li>To accommodate a larger student body, full-time faculty increased 55.5 percent (from 279 to 434), allowing Gonzaga to maintain a small average class size: 22 students (1998-99), 24 students (2016-17).</li></ul>
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