Three Part of Record Heidelberg University Class

Heidelberg University has enrolled a class of nearly 400 new and transfer students for the Fall 2013 academic year, ranking the incoming class as one of the largest in the university's history.

Among the members of the Class of 2014 are the following Westlake residents:

Danny Strodtbeck  who is majoring in Health and Human Performance, and Jordan Busch and Alexander Massaad whose majors are undeclared.           

In all, 357 freshmen and 30 transfer students joined the Heidelberg community this fall. According to President Robert H. Huntington, the class brings a diverse set of experiences and backgrounds to the campus. Five percent are legacy families, 17 percent are from out of state, 18 percent are minority students and 22 percent are first-generation college students.

Academically, 18 percent are Heidelberg scholars and the average GPA and ACT scores are higher, according to Huntington.