He stressed that the numbers are preliminary because some students will drop out after a couple weeks or never show up, which changes the numbers.

The goal was to have a freshman class of about 7,800 students and 1,450-1,550 transfer students, said Jim Cotter, director of the Office of Admissions.

The freshman class goal is a result of record numbers of incoming students the past two years. The incoming 2012 class was about 8,100, while 2011’s class was about 7,700. The goal this year is part of a plan to reduce the number of freshman to 7,300 by 2015, according to a report presented to the University Council last fall.

“I think everyone is very pleased with this class,” Cotter said. “It represents MSU’s brand in the U.S. and around the world. It’s all good news in terms of where we want to be.”

He added that the class is academically strong and ethnically diverse.

The transfer class comes mostly from community colleges, which is in line with MSU’s mission, Cotter said.

The board also will vote on a contract to renovate the second floor of the Administration Building. The project contract is for $520,600 to Nielson Commercial Construction Company, Inc.

The renovations would be on the southeast corner of the second floor in the area that houses the Office of the Vice President of Research and Graduate Studies. The project would modernize work spaces, conference rooms and reception areas. The Sparty’s Convenience Store entrance would be moved to the north end of the building.

“They haven’t been done in years and years because the state doesn’t give us very much money and our students come first, but it gets to a point that buildings are so old that you have no choice but to renovate,” Trustee Faylene Owen said.

The meeting will begin at 9:30 a.m. Friday in the Administration Building. For updates throughout the meeting, follow #MSUTrustees or @jpm_msu14.