UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO STUDENTS ARE HEADED BACK TO CLASS ON MONDAY, AUGUST 21ST, THE SAME DAY AT THE SOLAR ECLIPSE. BUT IT’LL BE A WHILE BEFORE WE KNOW WHAT THE FALL ENROLLMENT FIGURES WILL BE ON THE ALBUQUERQUE CAMPUS.
IN RECENT YEARS, THE NUMBERS HAVE DROPPED. LAST FALL, A LITTLE OVER 27 THOUSAND STUDENTS WERE ENROLLED. THAT WAS DOWN ABOUT ONE PERCENT FROM THE FALL OF 2015…AND A SEVEN PERCENT DECLINE OVER A FIVE YEAR PERIOD.
FALL ENROLLMENT PEAKED IN 2012 WITH MORE THAN 29-THOUSAND STUDENTS ON CAMPUS. WHILE OVERALL ENROLLMENT HAS BEEN DOWN, FRESHMAN ENROLLMENT WAS UP LAST FALL BY ABOUT TWO PERCENT.
