Enrolment at USask remains stable

Enrolment at USask has remained stable compared to enrolment at this time last year. According to the 2024 fall term census, of the more than 23,500 students enrolled at USask – a slight increase of less than one per cent from last year – 67 per cent of undergraduate students are from Saskatchewan, which is a slight increase from 2023. 

Eighteen per cent of USask students are from out of province, while 15 per cent are international students. Self-declared Indigenous student enrolment has remained consistent with last year. 

International enrolment is down 11.5 per cent for both undergraduate and graduate students, something other post-secondary institutions are also experiencing across Canada. 

“Given these numbers, the fact our enrolment is stable is good news,” said Jerome Cranston, Vice-Provost, Students and Learning. 

Cranston said this decrease is not a surprise, but USask is well-positioned to weather the challenge. 

“We are less reliant on international tuition than other institutions,” noted Cranston. 

Cranston said USask is focusing on enhancing, amplifying, and extending student engagement and student experience this upcoming academic year, which fits with USask’s University Plan 2025. 

Numbers for the previous academic year (2023/24) were released earlier this summer. During the 2023/24 academic year, 64 per cent of USask students were from Saskatchewan, while 18 per cent came from other parts of Canada, and approximately 18 per cent were classified as international. 

Currently, India is the largest country of origin for international students at the undergraduate level, followed by Nigeria and China. Iran is the largest country of origin of USask graduate international students, followed by Nigeria and Ghana.  

Moving towards 2025, USask is following both the university and Learning, Teaching and Student Experience plans that include goals related to the number of students, the program level students enter, as well as the diversity of students the university hopes to attract and retain. 

For more information on the latest USask academic year enrolment numbers, review the USask 2023/24 Academic Year Snapshot on Leadership’s reporting page.