ENROLLMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO COULD DROP CONSIDERABLY. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THAT’S THE WARNING FROM OFFICIALS THERE, WHO BELIEVE ENROLLMENT WON’T MEET THE NUMBER THAT WAS PROJECTED.
UNM HAS LOST IN STUDENT ENROLLMENT OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS. IT LED TO UNM DRAFTING A BUDGET AROUND A 2-AND-A-HALF PERCENT DECLINE FOR THIS FALL. UNM STARTS CLASSES SOON.
TERRY BABBITT WITH THE SCHOOL’S ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT SAYS THE DROP IN STUDENTS WILL BE MUCH BIGGER. IN THE FALL OF 2016, ENROLLMENT AT UNM DROPPED 2-POINT-9 PERCENT … AND LAST YEAR IT FELL 9-POINT-3 PERCENT.
