7.6 percent decline puts University of Montana enrollment at lowest in 25 years [View all]

[TexasTowelie]

The University of Montana saw a 7.6 percent drop in enrollment from last fall to this fall, according to its latest census enrollment report.

It marks the eighth consecutive year of decline for the university, and the first time enrollment has dropped below 11,000 since 1993 — even as enrollment at the system's other flagship, Montana State University, is projected to increase beyond its enrollment of 16,703 last fall.

UM has seen a 28.5 percent drop in enrollment over the past seven years, and had anticipated a 5 percent drop in enrollment this fall. But the university’s latest census shows a steeper decline, from 11,865 students in Fall 2017 to 10,962 this fall.

That count includes the University’s Missoula and Bitterroot Colleges and its central Mountain Campus.

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