Enrolment rises at Algoma U

Algoma University reports that its fall 2010 student population has grown by 10% over last year. The increase brings the total student population to about 1,252, including students studying at Algoma U at Brampton and a small number of students taking social work in Timmins. The university has also seen a 14.3% increase in the number of first-year students from outside of Canada. More local students registered this year, and there are increasing numbers of students arriving from across Ontario. Algoma U now has 1,014 full-time equivalent students, pushing the institution over the 1,000 FTE benchmark. This represents an increase of 10.9% over last year in FTE students. Algoma U News Release