The ongoing enrollment decline at Wisconsin's public universities continues this school year, with preliminary numbers released Thursday showing more than half of the University of Wisconsin System campuses down by 3% or more.
Large enrollment drops drain millions in tuition revenue from campus budgets, challenging the schools to make up for demographic shifts and a slide in the state's college-going rate in other ways.
UW-Oshkosh and UW-Stout took the largest hits, losing 6% of students compared to last fall. UW-Milwaukee is down 3%, or 837 students.
Overall, the UW System's enrollment dropped just 1%, or 1,550 students, which was offset by massive growth at UW-Madison. The state's flagship university enrolled nearly 2,200 more students than it did last school year, a 5% increase that tips the UW-Madison student body past the 50,000 mark.
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