"How," I asked, "does a college attract enrollment without attracting attention?"
Although the college initially attracted enough students to be successful, luck was never with it.
During the 1960s the college attracted a rapid expansion in its number of students.
A college by any other name would surely attract less attention.
In the beginning, the colleges attracted new high-school graduates who could attend during the day.
The college attracted highly talented students from numerous states, especially during the long decades of legal segregation in the South.
The college attracted more than $73 million in research grants in fiscal year 2009-10.
More important, Wheaton officials say the college is attracting a new and larger group of women applicants.
By 1900, the college and its picturesque surroundings attracted residential development.
The college employed professional music instructors, and attracted a substantial student body.