Statistics released today show an overall increase of 222 students attending the University of Regina. Enrolment at the U of R is up 1.9 per cent compared to the fall of 2008. This increase follows slight decreases during the past few years.

"We are pleased to see an increase in our overall enrolment numbers," says Barb Pollock, vice-president of external relations. "This is a tangible result of our Strategic Enrolment Management plan that the University recently developed. Our team at the University will continue to build on this by increasing recruitment activities," adds Pollock.

For annual comparisons, enrolment numbers are released after the fourth week of classes because students may add or drop classes during the first few weeks.

There is an increase of 212 undergraduate and 10 graduate students registered at the U of R this year.

 

	Number of students - fall 2009	Number of students -  fall 2008	Number change year-over-year	Percentage change year-over-year
University of Regina (undergraduate enrolment including federated colleges - Luther, Campion and FNUniv* - and Centre for Continuing Education)	10,419	10,207	+212	+2.1%
Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research	1,467	1,457	+10	+0.7%
Overall U of R Total	11,886	11,664	+222	+1.9%

* These data reflect FNUniv students entered in the U of R student information system as of Oct 6, 2009, and do not include all manual registrations and students registered only in stand-along programs (NEPS, NHSAP and NSDA). FNUniv can provide a complete picture of its registration data.