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Show Utah institutions up 4 EnrofEmeEif In colleges foils short of expectations had fewer out-of-state students in 1966 than iin 1965, while the 1966 increase at Dixie College Col-lege was only two students. Nonresident students comprised com-prised 19.3 of total enrollment enroll-ment atthe seven public institutions insti-tutions in the fall of 1966, compared com-pared with 18.5 in 1965. Tuition and fees for both resident res-ident and nonresident students were raised at all of Utah's public higher institutions following fol-lowing action taken by the 1965 Legislature. Increases in nonresident tuition were substantially sub-stantially greater than those in resident student tuition, but nonresident enrollment has continued con-tinued to increase both in 1965 and 1966 under the higher schedules. USU, but the numerical increase in-crease at Utah State was more than double that at Weber (376 .compared to 157). Fewer non-residents The increase in out-of-state enrollment at the University of Utah was about 1. At the smaller institutions, College of Southern Utah, College of Eastern Eas-tern Utah, and Snow College Utah's publicly-supported col-eges col-eges over-estimated 1966 fall enrollment by an average of 10 per cent, it was reported by Utah Foundation in a research brief issued this week. Although enrollment fell below be-low advance projections made by the institutions themselves, it was 4 above the previous year's levels, it was reported b ythe Foundation, a non-profit public service agency. The fall quarter head count of day students stu-dents in the seven public institutions insti-tutions was 32,804 in 1966 as compared to 31,473 in 1965. Estimates Es-timates furnished earlier by the institutions to the Utah Coordinating Coor-dinating Council of Higher Education had forcast a total 1966 enrollment of 35,958. The over-estimation was entirely en-tirely in relation to Utah residents, res-idents, where the institution's projections were 12 above actual ac-tual 1966 figures. Enrollment of out-of-state students was slightly above advance estimates. esti-mates. The increase in nonresident students was not evenly distributed dis-tributed among the public institutions, insti-tutions, but was largely concentrated concen-trated at Utah State University Univer-sity and Weber State College. Weber State showed a 48 increase in-crease in out-of-town students compared to a 14 iincrease at |