Ohio’s public universities see enrollment increase

FAIRBORN, Ohio (AP) — Despite the economic recession, enrollment is up at many of Ohio’s public, four-year universities.

Jacqueline McMillan, an associate provost at Wright State University in Fairborn, says that when jobs aren’t available, students look to go to school.

About 18,780 students are attending Wright State this fall, a 6.4 percent increase over last year.

McMillan attributes the enrollment growth in part to Wright State’s tuition of $2,511 per quarter, one of the lowest rates among public, four-year schools in Ohio.

Elsewhere, the University of Cincinnati is projecting a total enrollment of 38,700 students, its largest number of students in 28 years.

Miami University in Oxford has a total fall enrollment of 21,478 students, up 313 from fall 2008.