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Minority freshman enrollment at UWM increases this fall
by: Laura L. Hunt
The numbers of new freshmen at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) this fall increased across all ethnic groups, but especially those of targeted students of color.
While the overall freshman class increased by 12.2 percent, the minority freshman enrollment increased by 16.3 percent, according to final tallies from UWM.
Enrollment of Latino freshmen increased the most, with a dramatic 44.4 percent rise, followed by an increase in American Indian freshmen (8.6 percent), African American freshmen (6.9 percent) and Southeast Asian freshmen (5.1 percent).
Preliminary reports of fall enrollment of freshmen of color were in error because of an administrative coding problem, says UWM Provost Rita Cheng.
“We are very pleased with these final positive results,” says Cheng. “It indicates that the recent concentrated efforts the university has initiated to recruit and enroll students of color are taking us in the right direction.”
The numbers show new freshmen of color comprise 14.3 percent of the class, compared to 13.8 percent for 2006.
More about this semester's freshman class:
- About 94 percent come from Wisconsin.
- Freshmen are almost evenly split between males and females.
- They come from almost 500 different high schools, mostly in Wisconsin, but also from 18 different states and 10 foreign countries.
UWM's total student enrollment this semester is 29,358, an increase of 3.5 percent compared to last year. Undergraduate enrollment increased 3.3 percent and graduate student enrollment increased 4.8 percent.
UW-Milwaukee
Comparison of Enrollment |
| New Freshmen | Undergraduate Total | 2006 | 2007 | % Change | 2006 | 2007 | % Change | African American | 261 | 279 | 6.9% | 1,596 | 1,625 | 1.8% | Latino/a | 144 | 208 | 44.4% | 921 | 987 | 7.2% | American Indian | 35 | 38 | 8.6% | 184 | 183 | -0.5% | Southeast Asian | 117 | 123 | 5.1% | 519 | 537 | 3.5% | White | 3,320 | 3,667 | 10.5% | 19,310 | 19,897 | 3.0% | Asian | 87 | 106 | 21.8% | 540 | 547 | 1.3% | Unknown | 61 | 73 | 19.7% | 399 | 430 | 7.8% | International | 18 | 41 | 127.8% | 171 | 208 | 21.6% | Targeted Populations Total | 557 | 648 | 16.3% | 3,220 | 3,332 | 3.5% | Non-Targeted Populations Total | 3,486 | 3,887 | 11.5% | 20,420 | 21,082 | 3.2% | Total | 4,043 | 4,535 | 12.2% | 23,640 | 24,414 | 3.3% |
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