North Dakota State University has set a spring semester enrollment record for the 11th straight time, reaching 13,411 students in the university's undergraduate, professional and graduate programs. Part of the increase comes from an all-time record for graduate student enrollment. The official enrollment figures, which are compiled following the fourth week of classes, were announced Feb. 9.

"This enrollment announcement is exciting news, and I am very pleased," said President Richard A. Hanson. "This great institution is clearly a place of impact as it helps our students achieve their academic and career goals."

The spring record figure represents a 6.76 percent increase, compared to 12,562 students one year ago.

The number of new freshmen for the semester stands at 74, compared with 102 one year ago, and there are 313 new transfer students compared to 271 in spring 2009.

"Once again we are very pleasantly surprised by our spring 2010 enrollment. This past fall we saw a significant increase of more than 900 students, and the spring enrollment indicates those students are continuing in their education at NDSU. Students are making the choice to attend NDSU and once they are here, they are very successful and continuing in their education. This is wonderful news," said Prakash Mathew, vice president for student affairs, noting that NDSU's growth is in all areas.

NDSU also set a new high for graduate students, with 2,146 attending classes, compared to last spring's 1,882, which was the previous spring record. This is an all-time record enrollment for a spring or fall graduate class, with fall 2009 being the previous high at 2,103 graduate students.