ALLENTOWN Pa.
Pennsylvania’s state-owned universities are reporting record enrollment for the sixth straight year.
Enrollment has increased at the 14 universities in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education for the 11th straight year, officials said last week.
An additional 1,340 students, for a total of 110,428, are attending state universities this fall compared with last year, spokesman Kenn Marshall said.
One reason for the increase might be the increased number of high school graduates. According to the state department of education, more students graduated from high school in Pennsylvania last spring than in the previous 18 years.
Marshall cites two reasons for the steady uptick.
“The number of high school graduates in the state is a big factor, certainly,” Marshall said. “The rest of it is affordability. Our universities are the lowest-cost option of four-year schools in the state.”
