{"id":205593,"date":"2024-10-29T09:00:43","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T19:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=205593"},"modified":"2024-11-04T08:36:26","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T18:36:26","slug":"uh-enrollment-up-surpasses-50k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/10\/29\/uh-enrollment-up-surpasses-50k\/","title":{"rendered":"Enrollment up at UH<\/abbr>\u2019s 10 campuses, surpasses 50K<\/abbr>"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 3<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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Headcount enrollment at the 10 campuses of the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> surpassed 50,000 students for the first time since 2018. There are 50,418 students enrolled in the UH<\/abbr> System for the fall 2024 semester, a 3% increase compared to fall 2023. Enrollment is up at eight of the 10 campuses, including all seven community colleges, which has not happened since 2010.<\/p>\n

While enrollment for freshmen who just graduated from high school has declined 5% nationally this fall, first-time freshmen at UH<\/abbr> from Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> high schools increased by 10% across the system, including a 15% increase at UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa and a 9% increase at the community colleges.<\/p>\n

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“This is not just good news for UH<\/abbr>, it’s good news for the entire state. The more people who go to college means a more skilled workforce, and that translates to higher wages, and fewer residents receiving government assistance. The ripple effect cannot be understated,” said UH<\/abbr> President David Lassner. “I am most excited about the increases in our first-time freshmen from Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>, and the fact that we are bucking the national trend. The people of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> are truly seeing the value of their public higher education system.”<\/p>\n

Banner year for UH<\/abbr> Community Colleges<\/h2>\n

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Leeward CC<\/abbr> saw the biggest increase in enrollment among the UH<\/abbr> Community Colleges, which all welcomed more students in fall 2024 compared to the same time last year:<\/p>\n