| Show C College l Estimates g C J r f fT T t A To Too Hi High h Utah's s supported publicly up p 0 r t e d colleges over-estimated over 1966 fall enrollment by an average of often often often ten per cent it was reported by Utah Foundation in a research brief issued issue this week ALTHOUGH enrollment fell feIl below advance projections made by the institutions themselves it was four per cent above the previous years year's levels it was reported by the Foundation a I I profit non-profit public service agen agen- cy The fall quarter head count of day students in the seven public institutions was in 1966 as compared to in 1965 Esli Estimates mates furnished earlier by the institutions to the Utah Coordinating Council of Higher Education had forecast a total 1966 enrollment of I THE OVER-estimation OVER was entirely in relation to Utah residents residents residents res res- where the institutions' institutions I projections were 12 above ac actual actual actual ac- ac 1966 figures Enrollment of state out-of-state s students t u den t s was slightly above advance esti esti- mates The increase in nonresident students was not evenly distributed distributed distributed dis dis- among the public institutions institutions institutions but was largely concen concen- at Utah State University and Weber State College Weber State showed a 48 Increase in state out-of-state students compared to a 14 increase at but the numerical increase at Utah State was more than double that at Weber compared to THE INCREASE in out-of- out state enrollment at the University University University sity of Utah was about one per cent At the smaller institutions institutions institutions College of Southern Utah College of Eastern Utah and Snow C College lIege had fewer out-of- out state students in 1966 than in 1965 while the 1966 increase at Dixie College was only two students Nonresident students comprised comprised comprised com com- of total enrollment at the seven public institutions in the fall faIl of 1966 compared with in 1965 TUITION AND fees for both resident and nonresident students students students stu stu- dents were raised at all of Utah's public higher institutions following action taken by the 1965 Legislature Increases in nonresident tuition were substantially substantially substantially sub sub- greater than those in resident student tu tuition tion but nonresident enrollment men t has continued to increase both in 1965 and 1966 under the higher schedules |
