Spring semester enrollment at Northern Arizona University in 2012 increased 1.6 percent from the previous spring, bringing the total student population to 23,771.<\/p>\n
The number of students on the Flagstaff campus\u201416,512\u2014increased 2.4 percent from spring 2011.<\/p>\n
\u201cStudents and their parents see the value of an education at Northern Arizona University,\u201d said NAU President\u00a0John Haeger<\/strong>. \u201cNAU continues to adapt to the needs of today\u2019s students and expects to keep growing.\u201d<\/p>\n In fall 2011, NAU broke yet another enrollment record with 25,364 students university-wide. Enrollment in spring usually declines slightly.<\/p>\n Colleges that grew compared with the previous spring include the College of Engineering, Forestry and Natural Sciences, which rose to 5,108 students; Health and Human Services; and Social and Behavioral Sciences.<\/p>\n Enrollment in online education reached 3,282, an increase of 401 students from spring 2011.<\/p>\n A spring-to-spring comparison also reveals increases in diversity, with more Latino and international students enrolled.<\/p>\n The number of students in master\u2019s and Ph.D. programs slipped from 4,719 to 4,293.<\/p>\n View the complete enrollment report on the Planning, Budget and Institutional Effectiveness\u00a0website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"