Thursday, the Utah System of Higher Education released the latest enrollment numbers and Southern Utah University once again leads the state’s colleges and universities in percentage growth from the previous year.
SUU enrollment increased by 7.7 percent over the fall of 2017. The Cedar City school has seen an increase in student numbers of over 34 percent over the last four years. Nevertheless, growth, in and of itself is not the objective, says university president Dr. Scott L. Wyatt.
Aside from growth, SUU is also holding on to more of its students. In just two years, its rate of retention has gone from 64 percent to 71 percent.