Winston-Salem State University, a historically Black educational institution in North Carolina, has experienced record-breaking graduate enrollment.
In fall 2024, the HBCU enrolled 244 new graduate students, a staggering 31.2 percent increase from the prior year. In fall 2023, new graduate enrollment grew by 11.3 percent, after a decline of 4.5 percent in fall 2023.
Total graduate enrollment at Winston-Salem State University is now 590 students as of the fall 2024 semester. This is an increase of 14.3 percent from fall 2023.
In 2010, the HBCU discontinued the majority of its graduate offerings to focus on undergraduate education. Over a decade later, the university re-established its graduate college and appointed Montrale Boykin as interim dean. He attributes the return of the HBCU’s graduate college as the primary driver of its recent surge in enrollment.
“With the program back in place, we now have a coordinated effort toward increasing enrollment, preparing graduate students for their professional careers, and exploring new graduate programs,” said Boykin. “Hats off to the graduate coordinators, graduate department chairs and graduate admissions, who all worked together to ensure we accomplished the growth we’re seeing.”
