SLIPPERY ROCK — Slippery Rock University continues to buck the trend among state-owned colleges and universities, and kicked off its spring semester with another enrollment gain, school officials said Wednesday.

SRU’s 15-day enrollment numbers for the spring 2017 semester were 8,317 students, an increase of 1.43 percent when compared with spring semester 2016, when the university had an enrollment of 8,200.

Graduate student enrollment increased by 83 students, while undergraduate enrollment increased by 34 students.

SRU President Cheryl Norton said the school would continue to invest in “market-driven” programs like physician assistant and cyber security programs, and is working to expand the formats and venues in which courses are offered to students.

“We are extremely proud that once again our university is one of the few institutions to officially post enrollment gain for the spring semester,” she said.