CMU overall enrollment at record high, but reduction in freshmen

(NOTE: This article originally appeared in the September 11, 2009 edition of Central Michigan Life.)

Central Michigan University is witnessing a record-high on-campus enrollment this fall despite a drop in freshmen.


According to new reports released by CMU’s Office of Institutional Research, freshman enrollment for the
fall 2009 semester is down 4.5 percent, at 3,691 from last fall’s 3,864. But overall on-campus enrollment is up to 20,444, said Steve Smith, director of public relations.

The university was expecting the drop in freshmen.

“This is something the university has been forecasting for a number of years,” Smith said. “The number of high school graduates in the state is dropping and is anticipated to do so until 2017.”