Feb. 19, 2003

Contact: Lynn Bretz, University Relations, (785) 864-8866.

KU sets spring enrollment record

LAWRENCE -- Spring enrollment at the University of Kansas has set a record for the Lawrence campus, exceeding 25,000 for the first time, and leads enrollment gains among all Kansas Board of Regents universities.

KU is the largest university in the regents system, enrolling more Kansas residents than any other university in the state. KU reported the largest increase in total student enrollment and Kansas resident enrollment in the state among regents institutions.

One out of every three students enrolled at a Kansas regents institution attends KU.

Total university enrollment at KU topped 27,000 for the first time since 1994, falling just shy of the record set in 1993.

According to figures released by the Kansas Board of Regents today, 27,463 students are enrolled at the KU Lawrence and Kansas City campuses, an increase of 569, or 2 percent, over spring 2002. KU's spring enrollment has increased every year since 1997, when 25,755 were enrolled.

In Lawrence, 25,156 students are enrolled this spring, an increase of 437, or 1.8 percent, over spring 2002. Lawrence campus totals include enrollment at the KU Edwards Campus in Overland Park as well as at the Public Management Center (formerly the Capitol Complex) in Topeka.

At the KU Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan., spring enrollment is at 2,307, up 132, or 6 percent, over spring 2002.

The Kansas Board of Regents reported a systemwide increase of 1,684, or 2.1 percent.

Total KU spring enrollment since 1993:

Spring 2003: 27,463
Spring 2002: 26,894
Spring 2001: 26,857
Spring 2000: 26,545
Spring 1999: 26,297
Spring 1998: 26,214
Spring 1997: 25,755
Spring 1996: 26,261
Spring 1995: 26,127
Spring 1994: 27,131
Spring 1993: 27,569