BSU reports 2 percent enrollment increase: Enrollment up three years in a row, still lower than before budget cuts

BEMIDJI—Bemidji State University reported Wednesday that its combined graduate and undergraduate enrollment is two percent higher than last year, the third year in a row the school's student population has grown.

Enrollment on the 30th day of class was 5,120 graduate and undergraduate students—107 more than last year, according to a statement. University staff said the school's retention rate - the percentage of freshmen who return for their sophomore year - was 71.7 percent, and that the school has made "significant gains in ethnic diversity" and set a record for online enrollment.

The latest enrollment figure is smaller than a 10-year high water mark set in 2010, when the university reported 5,365 enrolled students.

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