Trine University expects to top the 3,000 mark for enrollment this fall with 600 new, incoming students.
In addition, retention of students increased by 7 percent during the past two years, the Angola-based university said in an announcement July 9.
"The high enrollment is affirmation we are meeting the needs of students and families," Rick James, chair of Trine's board of trustees, said in the statement. "The board is committed to campus enhancements to accommodate our growing student body while maintaining our high academic standards and close-knit community."
Trine has started clearing the way for almost $12 million in construction, including a new residence hall that will open in 2015, a 300-seat cafeteria expansion and the transformation of Ford Hall, home of the Ketner School of Business, the statement said.
Trine's new Thunder Village will open in early August to fill a void before the new residence hall is ready. Work has also begun on Ford Hall, which will be out of commission for the 2014-15 academic year.
In Fort Wayne, work at Trine's School of Health Sciences, 1819 Carew St., which houses its new physical therapy program, is complete.