KBOR announces a 4% increase in the number of students at public universities

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) – The Kansas Board of Regents announced that the state’s public higher education system has seen a 4% increase in student enrollment.

According to KBOR, preliminary census day data was released on Wednesday, October 2 by the Kansas Board of Regents. The numbers show an increase in student enrollment across the state’s higher education system. The public universities, colleges and universities of technology sectors have seen growth in full-time equivalent headcount and enrollment. Overall, the system experienced a 4.0% increase in employment as of the 20th Fall Census compared to the previous year.

“For the second year in a row, all sectors of the Kansas higher education system are experiencing growth,” said KBOR Chairman Carl Ice. “These increases demonstrate that our system is improving affordability and access to services for Kansas families. The Regents are grateful for the hard work of our system’s leaders and for our collaboration with the Governor and Legislature as we implement policies and practices that will help Kansas residents succeed in higher education.”

KBOR officials reported that enrollment at six state universities increased by 2,093 (2.3 percent). In municipal universities, the number of students increased by 3,602 (5.9%), and in technical universities by 576 students (5.3%). At Washburn University, including Washburn Institute of Technology, enrollment increased by 524 (7.6%).

Registration numbers can be obtained at stats.kansasregents.org via the Autumn Census tab.

KBOR officials indicated that full-time equivalency is calculated by dividing the total number of bachelor’s degree credit hours completed in a semester by 15 and master’s degree credit hours completed by 12.

For more information, contact Matt Keith at (785) 430-4237 or [email protected].