That's our responsibility and our opportunity, and we need to think about achieving that also. To accomplish a top 25 ranking, KU has to do certain things. You'll hear me today talking about investing in science and engineering generally, and in information technology and the life sciences specifically. You'll also hear me talk about increasing the general level of resources at the University, and how that is directly tied to where we are ranked as a university. But let me begin by bringing you up to date on some of the progress that we've been able to make at the University in the last year.
People are always interested in enrollment.
We are prohibited by the Board of Regents from talking about enrollment until after the 20 th day of enrollment, but I can say that our enrollment is going in the right direction, as you see in this graph, and that direction will continue. There's always great interest in National Merit Scholars. I'd like to put the pride that we have in those 116 National Merit Scholars, causing us to be ranked somewhere between 6 th and 9 th among public universities, in the context of our admissions management overall. The National Merit Scholar enrollment is important, but it might not be the most important indicator of the success of our admissions programs. Perhaps more important are the 1,800 freshman who are receiving some kind of recognition for their academic achievement through some form of scholarship.