Univ. of Oregon enrollment down for fourth year

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Enrollment at the University of Oregon fell 2 percent this year, marking four years of declining enrollment for the school.

The Register-Guard reports (http://bit.ly/2eCjKdh ) that a total of 23,634 students enrolled at the university this year, down 2 percent from fall 2105 and 4 percent from the record high in fall 2012.

Overall, the student population at the university has been falling or flat for a half-dozen years after UO officials quickly increased the student population in a major growth spurt.

Though overall enrollment is falling, the number of out-of-state graduate students has been growing, with 11 percent more undergraduates coming from outside Oregon this year compared to 2002. The number of in-state graduate students has dropped 25 percent since peak enrollment in 2002.

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Information from: The Register-Guard, http://www.registerguard.com