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UW-La Crosse sets freshmen enrollment record
UW-La Crosse has set a record, with the size of this year’s freshman class.
The campus said 2,325 freshmen enrolled this fall, as of the 10th day of classes — surpassing the fall 2022 record of 2,308.
Overall enrollment at UW-L also saw an uptick, reaching 10,492 students on the 10th day of the fall semester — an increase of 165 students compared to last year. This figure is just 1.6% shy of the university’s record enrollment of 10,664 set in fall 2014.
UW-L also retained 86.7% of its 2023-24 first-year students — the highest retention rate in a decade and among the top three in the past 50 years.
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.