March 1, 2011
Spring enrollment has sprung at Utah’s colleges and universities
SALT LAKE CITY – Utah Higher Education’s record enrollment growth continued for the Spring Semester ushering in more students than last year at Utah’s eight colleges and universities. The Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) enrollment for the Spring 2011 semester (January to May) increased by 4,430 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) students–a jump of 4.43% over last year at the same time for 104,352 FTE.
“Typically Spring enrollment is slightly lower than the numbers we see for the fall,” said William Sederburg, Commissioner of Higher Education. “Still, we are seeing yearly increases in those who enroll in our state higher education institutions. Throughout the state, we are seeing system-wide increases each and every semester.”
In 2010, the Governor and Legislature prevented large cuts to Higher Education, making it possible for institutions to accommodate growth into this year. “Though the legislature is still in session, we are confident that they will make funding enrollment growth in higher education a high priority by at least restoring the cuts initially made in our base budgets so we can continue to serve these students,” said Sederburg.
Budget- Related Full Time Equivalent (FTE) approximates the number of students enrolled full-time (15 semester hours for undergraduate students and 10 semester hours for graduate students) each semester that qualify for state funding. Additionally, the system serves thousands of students in non-traditional programs which are not budget-related and do not receive any taxpayer support. Budget-related enrollment numbers broken down by institution are on the following table:
Spring Semester 2011 Budget Related Enrollment
| Headcount | Change over 2010 |
FTE | Change over 2010 |
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| University of Utah | 29,784 | 5.95% | 24,769 | 5.79% | |||||||||
| Utah State University | 22,166 | 5.89% | 16,314 | 4.89% | |||||||||
| Weber State University | 18,927 | 5.44% | 12,759 | 4.02% | |||||||||
| Southern Utah University | 6,691 | 1.29% | 5,895 | 1.60% | |||||||||
| Snow College | 3,576 | -2.98% | 2,953 | 4.74% | |||||||||
| Dixie State College | 7,738 | 9.57% | 5,806 | 10.36% | |||||||||
| USU-College of Eastern Utah | 2,271 | 9.24% | 1,605 | 7.88% | |||||||||
| Utah Valley University | 25,649 | 5.53% | 18,200 | 5.34% | |||||||||
| Salt Lake Community College | 27,271 | 0.07% | 16,052 | 0.05% | |||||||||
| USHE Total | 144,073 | 4.41% | 104,352 | 4.43% | |||||||||
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Spring Semester 2011 Total Headcount (Budget Related & Self Supported)
| Prior* | Current* | Change over 2010 # |
Change over 2010 % |
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| University of Utah | 28,556 | 30,136 | 1,580 | 5.53% |
| Utah State University | 23,229 | 24,820 | 1,591 | 6.85% |
| Weber State University | 20,806 | 22,002 | 1,196 | 5.75% |
| Southern Utah University | 7,448 | 7,993 | 545 | 7.32% |
| Snow College | 3,265 | 3,299 | 34 | 1.04% |
| Dixie State College | 7,389 | 7,944 | 555 | 7.51% |
| USU-College of Eastern Utah | 2,135 | 2,296 | 161 | 7.54% |
| Utah Valley University | 26,322 | 28,417 | 2,095 | 7.96% |
| SLCC | 28,934 | 29,019 | 85 | 0.29% |
| USHE Total | 148,084 | 155,926 | 7,842 | 5.30% |
| * Headcount can reflect multiple students attending multiple institutions | ||||
About the Utah System of Higher Education: USHE includes all of Utah’s eight public colleges and universities: The University of Utah, Utah State University (including USU-CEU), Weber State University, Southern Utah University, Snow College, Dixie State College, Utah Valley University and Salt Lake Community College.
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