US EditionUW System's 8% Drop in International Students Offset by Freshman Enrollment Gains
Total enrollment reached 164,626 students with a 5.5% rise in new freshmen and a 7.6% decline in international students, driven by state initiatives.
- On Wednesday the Universities of Wisconsin released fall 2025 figures showing enrollment rose for the third year in a row to 164,626 students, an increase of 190 from last year.
- Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman credited the Direct Admit Wisconsin program and the 2025 Wisconsin Tuition Promise with widening access and contributing to new stability this year.
- While new freshmen increased by 5.5%, international students declined 7.6%, but the UW System reports nine of the 13 universities saw enrollment gains.
- Jay Rothman framed the results as `This is a moment worth celebrating` and said incoming students will drive the Wisconsin economy and `help the state win the war for talent`.
- Seven universities posted freshman gains over 9%, while UW-Oshkosh’s 4.8% drop largely stemmed from closing the Fox Cities and Fond du Lac campuses, with its main campus down 0.6%.
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UW-Superior and Universities of Wisconsin system enrollment up
SUPERIROR, Wis. – The Universities of Wisconsin overall enrollment increased for the third straight year. It was led by a record increase of Wisconsin-resident new freshmen, according to official fall 2025 enrollment figures. It was the first time since 2010 that system-enrollment has increased three years in a row. The numbers are from “10th day enrollment”. Those figures are what is provided to the federal government for their data. Preliminar…
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Lake Geneva NewsUW system's 8% drop in international students offset by freshman enrollment gains
Enrollment across the Universities of Wisconsin reached 164,626 students this fall, a slight increase of 190 students, or 0.12%, from last year.
State colleges report surge of Wisconsin freshmen, while overall enrollment flat
Enrollment across state universities has ticked upward for a third year, according to the Universities of Wisconsin. While the number of new freshmen from the dairy state hit a new record, international student enrollment fell by more than 7 percent. The post State colleges report surge of Wisconsin freshmen, while overall enrollment flat appeared first on WPR.
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