University of Nebraska enrollments have increased for the third consecutive year, according to its annual headcount enrollment report. Enrollments have increased each year since the fall of 2000, following several years of declining enrollments.
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Overall enrollments for the four-campus university system increased by 1.3 percent, or 615 students, and first-time freshman enrollments increased by 2.0 percent, or 121 students, compared to fall 2001. Graduate and professional student enrollments increased on all four campuses, by a total of 273 systemwide.
“These figures reflect an encouraging trend,” said Jay Noren, the university’s executive vice president and provost. “With the intensified recruiting efforts we now have in place on all four campuses, we hope to see this trend continue. I’m particularly pleased to note the increases in first-time freshmen and graduate-level students.”
Undergraduate enrollments increased by 0.7 percent (133 students) percent at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 5.4 percent (36 students) at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, and 1.8 percent (195 students) at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. University of Nebraska at Kearney experienced a 0.8 percent (41 students) decline in undergraduates.
Three of the four campuses experienced increases in total enrollments as well, with the largest increase in students, 308 (2.2 percent), occurring at UNO. UNL’s enrollment increased by 224 (1.0 percent), and UNMC’s by 95 (3.5 percent). UNK’s total enrollment declined marginally, by 31 students (-0.5 percent).