IU’s enrollment increases by 3.3 percent in spring

Spring enrollment increased by 3.3 percent compared to last spring on IU Bloomington’s campus, according to a report the University released Monday.

University-wide enrollment increased 4 percent at IU’s eight campuses compared to last spring.

IU President Michael McRobbie said in an IU press release that the numbers increased because the dwindling economy has given more students an incentive to stay in school.

“We saw that last fall when our combined enrollment exceeded 100,000 for the first time ever,” McRobbie said in the press release. “Now, with this record 4 percent increase in spring enrollment, we are seeing that the economy is also giving students more incentive to stay until they graduate.”

The spring enrollment numbers also showed an increase in minority and international students at Bloomington’s campus, according to the press release. This spring there is a 5 percent increase in blacks, 6.4 percent in Hispanics and 12.5 percent in Native Americans.