SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- More than 2,500 students are enrolled at Augustana this school year. It's the largest student body in the university's 165 years of existence.

"Overall enrollment is up about 150 students year over year," said Adam Heinitz, associate vice president of enrollment management at Augustana University. "So, yeah, we definitely are excited about the growth that we're experiencing and just the number of students that are finding us from all over the country, in addition to different countries around the world."

This year, students on campus come from 44 states and 45 countries. Augustana is also celebrating its first accredited doctorate program in physical therapy.

"We know that students are looking for places where they can certainly kind of start and end, so that

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