Strong growth in international student recruitment continues to play a significant role in driving total enrolment increases across Atlantic Canada's universities.
On October 17, the Association of Atlantic Universities (AAU) released its 2022-2023 Preliminary Survey of Enrolments (the Survey).
The total enrolment of full-time visa students increased by 15.5 percent year-over-year, an increase of nearly 3,000 new students (from 18,884 to 21,812).
Total full-time enrolments (undergraduate and graduate) increased by 2,256 students, a year-over-year increase of nearly 3 percent (from 79,250 to 81,506).
Also notable is a year-over-year increase of 5.7 percent in full-time graduate students. An increase of 621 students (from 10,932 to 11,553).
Prof. Dawn Russell, Chair, AAU and President and Vice-Chancellor, St. Thomas University, said that "consistent year-over-year enrolment growth is evidence that our collective commitment to programs, policies and partnerships that position students at the core of each AAU member university's mission is widely understood by students and their families."
She added that "the message is getting out internationally, nationally, and regionally, that Atlantic Canadian campuses are welcoming, safe and secure. Growing internationalization of our campuses and communities demonstrates the strong connection between our universities and successful regional and provincial population growth strategies."
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