"This is good news," said David Hannah, associate vice-president of student and enrolment services. "It marks an important milestone in the university's graduate student enrolment. The U of S has now achieved the 2003 Enrolment Plan's goal of 2,500 graduate students by 2010, and is making good progress towards its long-term goal of seeing graduate students comprise 15 per cent of total student enrolment."

Over the past few years, enrolment at the U of S has been under some pressure, mainly because of a declining pool of Saskatchewan high school graduates. In spite of this decline, the number of undergraduate students at the U of S also increased this year by 1.19 per cent or 191 students, bringing the total number to 16,285.

"In particular, we have seen a noticeable increase in new undergraduate international students," said Hannah. The number of new international undergraduate students jumped from 142 to 222, a 56 per cent increase since last year. "We made a concerted effort to increase our international recruitment efforts and streamline our admissions process, so this is an encouraging result."

Located in the heart of Saskatoon, the University of Saskatchewan is one of the leading doctoral universities in Canada. With 58 degrees, diplomas and certificates in over 100 areas of study, the university is uniquely positioned in the areas of human, animal and plant studies. World-class research facilities, renowned faculty and award-winning students make the U of S a leader in post-secondary education.

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For more information, visit http://www.usask.ca/sesd for a copy of the 2009 enrolment report or contact:

Robin Mowat, Communications Co-ordinator
Student and Enrolment Services Division
University of Saskatchewan
Tel: (306) 966-6068
Email: robin.mowat@usask.ca