At the University Senate meeting held on Wednesday, Chancellor Kent Syverud said SU had enrolled 100 more students than expected for the 2015-16 academic year, due to a lower rate of admitted students who don’t end up attending SU.

SU enrollment has been steadily increasing since the 2003 fiscal year. According to a 2013 SU financial report, total enrollment had increased from about 18,600 students in fiscal year 2003 to about 21,000 students in fiscal year 2013. The university planned the 13 percent increase in the span of those 10 years, the report said.

However, the university has dealt with on-campus housing shortages due to an influx of students in recent years and Student Association President Aysha Seedat said some downsides of higher enrollment could be possible overcrowding in dorms and dining halls, students being locked out of classes and students being locked out of the housing lottery, which underwent changes last year due to the large incoming freshman and sophomore classes.