As other states face daunting drops in student enrollment, Utah’s public colleges and universities are continuing to buck trends with record-breaking growth this fall.
In fact, the boom was so big for Utah schools that the percentage of growth was the largest it’s ever been—at 4.4% overall—surpassing even last year’s record number, according to data released this week.
The number of added students—9,112 more going into higher education this year — has also never been so high. The state now has a total of 216,117 enrolled across its eight traditional schools in its public system. That matches the population of Salt Lake City proper.
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