The "Postsecondary Enrollments in Kansas" report listed unduplicated headcount for fiscal year 2011, which included the summer 2010 term, the fall 2010 semester, and the spring 2011 semester. The state fiscal year runs from July 1 through June 30. So, the report showed how many individual students attended each university within that 12-month period of time.
FHSU's enrollment during FY2011 was 14,707 students, up from 13,900 in FY2010 -- an increase of 5.8 percent. Only two other Regents universities showed enrollment growth from FY2010 to FY2011. Wichita State University grew to 18,860 from 18,529, an increase of 1.8 percent. Kansas State University grew to 26,648 from 26,585, an increase of 0.2 percent.
The other three Regents universities declined in enrollment from FY2010 to FY2011. Emporia State University fell to 7,771 from 8,062, a drop of 3.6 percent. Pittsburg State University fell to 8,789 from 8,917, a drop of 1.4 percent. The University of Kansas fell to 32,636 from 33,175, a drop of 1.6 percent.
At a news conference today on the FHSU campus, President Edward H. Hammond announced that the official 20th-day enrollment for spring 2012 was 10,723, a 7.7-percent increase from the 20th-day 2011 spring enrollment of 9,955.
On-campus enrollment grew by 232 students, to 4,305 from 4,073 in spring 2011, an increase of 5.7 percent. Virtual College enrollment grew by 399 students, to 4,572 from 4,173 students in spring 2011, an increase of 9.6 percent. Enrollment in the Chinese partnerships by the 20th day had grown by 137 students, to 1,846 from 1,709 on the 20th day in spring 2011, an increase of 8.0 percent.
Hispanic enrollment has been an area of emphasis for the Board of Regents, and the president noted growth at FHSU from 234 in spring 2009 to 383 in spring 2010 to 459 in spring 2011 to an even 700 this spring. FHSU's Hispanic enrollment has nearly tripled in the past three years.
