Fall Enrollment In UW System Schools Drops By 1.1%

The final headcount shows enrollment in UW System schools dropped by one-point-one percent from last fall.

That’s a reflection of what all colleges are seeing nationwide.

The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center reports fall enrollment at US colleges and universities is down by 2.3 percent this year.

The numbers in the University of Wisconsin System may be rebounding.

School officials are reporting the number of new freshmen is up by six percent.

Interim UW System president Tommy Thompson says the pandemic affected enrollment figures, but he’s pleased by the growing freshman increase.