Enrollment at Slippery Rock University has declined slightly for the spring semester, but data also shows the number of graduate students has increased.
According to the school, SRU opened the spring 2021 semester with 8,100 total students, which is a decrease of 148 students compared to last year. The number of freshmen from fall returning for the spring is comparable to figures from last year.
The number of SRU graduate students increased by 161 students to 1,450 which is a record for any spring semester.
The number of out of state students rose slightly by 23 students in the new semester for a total of 789 which is about a tenth of the total student population.
