The University continues to set spring enrollment records, with high marks for KU’s Lawrence and Medical Center campuses and in minority student enrollment.

The report also shows a 2.4 percent increase in Kansas residents on the Lawrence and Edwards campuses, the largest percentage and head count increase for a spring semester for the past 25 years.

The overall enrollment for spring 2009 is 28,453, an increase of 2.1 percent from last year and an all-time high for spring semesters. Minority student enrollment increased 4.9 percent overall to a spring record of 12.6 percent of total enrollment.

“The University continues to attract a talented, diverse student body,” said Chancellor Robert Hemenway. “Students recognize the value of a KU education.”

Enrollment at the Lawrence campus and the Edwards Campus in Overland Park was up 1.9 percent to 25,412. The KU Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan., with a clinical campus in Wichita, saw an increase of 3.9 percent to 3,041, its seventh consecutive increase. More than 400 students take a majority of their courses at the School of Medicine-Wichita campus.

The Medical Center’s increase was led by a 10 percent jump in the School of Nursing, reflecting the University’s efforts to reduce the shortage of nurses in the state.

International enrollment saw a substantial increase for spring, too, growing by 6 percent to 1,763 on the Lawrence and Edwards campuses.