Indiana University Northwest announced today that its Fall 2009 enrollment numbers have jumped 16 percent from a year ago, for a total of 5,560 students. An official student census released this week showed that total credit hours taken at IU Northwest increased nearly 17 percent from a year ago, setting a record with 56,950 hours.

The final student headcount represented an increase of 766 students over IU Northwest’s Fall 2008 enrollment of 4,794 students. Credit hours increased by 8,214 over the Fall Semester 2008 total of 48,736.

Although this semester’s numbers marked a substantial increase both in students and credit hours, they were part of a continuing trend that had seen increases in both categories during Spring Semester 2009 and Fall Semester 2008. In the spring, student enrollment increased 4.7 percent over the previous year, while credit hours were up 7.9 percent. Last fall, although headcount had increased by just four students over 2007, credit hours jumped 3.2 percent.
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