Fall Enrollment Rises at U of M
For release: October 1, 2003
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Enrollment for the fall 2003 semester at the University of Memphis is up 114 students over last year, with a total of 19,911 students. Of that figure, 15,209 are undergraduates.

There was an increase of eight percent in the important category of first-time freshmen. The growth comes despite a substantial increase in tuition this fall. "Our first-time freshmen are up over last year, even with a 14.3 percent increase in tuition," said David Wallace, director of admissions. "Our returning students were also up. Our retention rate is higher even though tuition costs more."

About 46 percent of undergraduates are between the ages of 18 and 22.

In fall 2002, enrollment was 19,797 with 15,025 undergraduates.

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