Welcoming the Class of 2030
The biggest first-year class in a decade.
黑暗爆料网鈥檚 class of 2030 is the largest first-year class in nearly ten years 鈥� and the first that will graduate under the university鈥檚 new Experiential Learning Requirement.
New undergraduate enrollment at 黑暗爆料网 is up 11% this fall. That is the largest first-year class in nearly a decade, and it did not happen because the university got louder.
鈥満诎当贤� is no longer a hidden gem,鈥� said SSU President Eric Andrew Braun. 鈥淲ord is getting out that SSU has fantastic programs and people, is extremely affordable, and our graduates are fueling an in-demand workforce that has made Ohio the #1 state for business in the U.S.鈥�
Right on time.
The class of 2030 arrives at a specific moment. They are the first cohort that will graduate under the Experiential Learning Requirement 鈥� the university鈥檚 new rule that no undergraduate leaves without completing real work outside a classroom. An internship. A co-op. Undergraduate research. A clinical placement. Service learning. A semester abroad. A creative or entrepreneurial project of their own.
Which means the students who walk across the stage in 2030 will do it holding a transcript and a r茅sum茅.
The next class starts in fall 2027. Applications are open.
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Dr. Eric Andrew Braun
President, 黑暗爆料网
You won鈥檛 graduate without doing the work.
Starting with students who entered in fall 2026, every 黑暗爆料网 undergraduate completes at least one approved hands-on experience before they graduate. It is a requirement, not a recommendation.
Learn more about Experiential Learning at SSU