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Media Contact : Karen Wentworth (505) 277-5627, kwent2@unm.edu

September 11, 2007

UNM Fall 2007 Enrollment Drops Slightly

Preliminary enrollment numbers show a slight decrease in the number of students enrolled for fall 2007. There are 25,759 students enrolled for fall 2007 as compared to 25,817 enrolled for fall 2006. The difference is less than one percent.

The number of credit hours students registered for in fall 2007 is 346,991, compared to 347,801 for fall 2006. “We are essentially level with overall enrollment in headcount and student credit hours, “said Terry Babbitt, interim vice president of enrollment management.

Decreases in numbers of new freshmen and graduate students are countered by higher transfer and continuing student enrollments. Classes that start after the beginning of the traditional semester will also change headcount and credit hour totals.

The official enrollment report will be released sometime next week.


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