THE SILLIMAN University recorded a 3-percent enrollment increase in the tertiary level for the second semester of Academic Year 2020-2021.

The Office of the Registrar and Admissions said that the number of enrollees in college and graduate programs reached 5,951, surpassing the 5,777 recorded in the same period the past school year.

“At the same time, figures show that 5,951 students have enrolled for the second semester compared to the 6,292 that enrolled in the first semester. It retained 95% of the students from last semester of this school year despite the shift in the modality of learning the university adopted due to the Covid19 pandemic,” it said.

Dr. Earl Jude Paul Cleope, SU vice president for academic affairs, said that the retention rate is higher than the university’s target, considering the challenges encountered in the first semester when it fully implemented Online Distance Learning for all its programs.

“It shows that the parents and the students now have confidence in how Silliman is delivering online education. Despite the challenges of the times, it’s still the school of choice in this part of the country, the region, and the world,” Cleope said.

He gave credit to the collective effort of the university’s deans, faculty, and staff for the increase in enrollment.