With a total student population of 24,493, UB's total enrollment is 443 over the number that had been targeted. As of Sept. 15, UB has 18,320 full-time and 6,173 part-time students, according to information compiled by the Office of Institutional Analysis.

"The good signals are that we made our targets," said Provost Thomas E. Headrick. "Our graduate enrollments were up somewhat and undergraduate enrollments were right about at what we expected. There was a shift somewhat from part time to full time. We don't understand why that happened and we're going to explore that."

Undergraduate students total 16,150, 200 fewer than had been projected. UB saw a greater number of undergraduates enroll full time-326 more than had been targeted-although the number of part-time undergraduate students was 526 lower than expected.

The number of graduate students enrolling at UB also was higher than expected, with a full-time graduate student population of 8,343, an increase of 643 over target.

Continuing and returning student figures were strong, with 9,476 undergraduates returning full time, a figure 476 higher than had been projected, and 3,090 graduate students returning full time, 730 over target.

"The increase in continuing and returning students is a strong sign that we're not losing students at the rate of previous years," said Headrick.

Part-time enrollment was lower than targeted in all categories except one: new part-time graduate student enrollment, which at a total of 426 was 116 higher than expected. Overall, UB has 727 fewer part-time students than expected this year.

"What is encouraging is that our work over the past year or two in overall management shows we're getting better at making educated judgments about enrollment," Headrick said. "The tuition increase may have had some effect because we're down from last year, but we made our target." Last year's fall enrollment was 24,943.

UB's full-time equivalent student workload for fall 1995 is 21,591, an increase of 491 over target. According to information released by Institutional Analysis, this figure represents "the enrollment statistic with the greatest budget implication" and is "extremely robust because of the increasing trend toward full-time status."