Enrollment Drop Impacting UNM

A DROP IN ENROLLMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO MEANS THE SCHOOL WILL MAKE ALMOST 10-MILLION DOLLARS LESS THAN PROJECTED IN TUITION AND FEES THIS YEAR. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THAT’S WHAT INTERIM PROVOST RICHARD WOOD SAID IN AN EMAIL SENT OUT WEDNESDAY.

TUITION AND FEES MAKE UP MORE THAN 22 PERCENT OF CAMPUS REVENUE. WOOD SAYS ENROLLMENT IS OFF SEVEN PERCENT THIS FALL…CONTINUING A TREND THAT STARTED SEVERAL YEARS AGO.

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