<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/releases/2023-10-09-Enrollment-Increase.html" dsn="news_releases"><pubDate>10/09/2023 12:00:00 AM</pubDate><title>PASSHE Has 3.4% Increase in New First-Time Student Enrollment</title><image><img src="" alt=""/></image><description>Fall enrollment of new students increased for the second consecutive year at state-owned universities, the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) announced today. Enrollment of new first-time students increased 3.4% in Fall 2023 and is up a combined 10% in Fall 2022 and Fall 2023</description><contact>Kevin Hensil, <a href="mailto:khensil@passhe.edu">khensil@passhe.edu</a></contact></item>