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UWL welcomes over 2300 new students for fall, setting freshman record for the campus

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September 24, 2024

UW-La Crosse has set a record, with the size of this year’s freshman class.

The campus says 2325 students enrolled for their first year this fall, as of the 10th day of classes, which helped lead to an overall increase in enrollment. Other numbers for the new semester were not immediately available to WIZM.

Last year’s fall number was just over 10,300. The record for enrollment at UWL was set in 2019, just before the pandemic. That was 10,580 students, according to campus records.

The UW System also commissioned an outside study of finances on 12 of its four-year campuses, and found La Crosse in a good position for growth with stable enrollment.

Brad Williams

A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.