Canadian university enrolment continues to increase: AUCC

OTTAWA (May 1, 2007) — Canadian university enrolment will grow nationally by between 70,000 to 150,000 full-time students over the next decade despite challenging demographics in some regions of the country, according to a new study by the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC).

The first volume of the report (and the rest of this press release) are available on the AUCC website.

UPDATE: Highlights from CBC story
* There are 700,000 undergraduate and 115,000 graduate students.
* Women account for two-thirds of the enrolment growth.
* PhD enrolment has jumped by 57 per cent between 1996 and 2006.
* Between 1990 and 2006, jobs for university graduates have doubled.