Applications for this year’s incoming class at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater were up 10% from last year to 6,700. The university will have a fall freshman class of at least 2,100, its largest since 1985. Whitewater got a boost from its athletic programs, including a national football championship, officials said. Other schools in the system also saw growth this year, with UW-La Crosse’s applications up 10% and UW-Madison up 2% to a record 25,123 applications.
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