ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - University of New Mexico officials are predicting a jump in freshmen enrollment after seeing years of decline.
KOB-TV reports school Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs James Holloway said this week the university’s enrollment has stabilized and officials are noticing a tiny upward trend.
Officials say 2,171 freshmen have signed up for school - 482 less than last year. However, officials said those numbers are five weeks from the deadline to enroll and they expect to see a small uptick in the final weeks.
Last year, freshman enrollment dropped more than 17% to 2,653.
Total enrollment has decreased steadily since 2012.
Despite a 3.1% increase in tuition, the university said it had received 10% more applications than last year.
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Information from: KOB-TV, http://www.kob.com
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