The University of Illinois Springfield has announced an increase in spring semester enrollment. According to campus officials, as of Jan. 30, total enrollment is 4,107 – an increase of 363 students from Spring 2022. The number is down slightly from 4,198 last fall. UIS also said the number amounts to a 9.7% increase in head count, a 10.3% increase in credit hours and a 12.5 percent increase in total full-time enrollment from a year ago. A 97% persistence rate (the percentage of students who return to college for their second year) is up from the typical typical rate of 94%. (ed note: Congratulations Dr. Vickie Cook, Associate Provost Enrollment Management)
