The number of new freshmen in the University of Wisconsin System from outside of the state increased 20 percent this fall and has doubled over the past decade, according to preliminary data released Friday. Overall enrollment dipped 0.6 percent from last year?s final count, including a 4.3 percent decline in graduate student enrollment. Part of the decline could be attributed to a record number of degrees last spring and an anticipated generational decline in high school graduates, said Mark Nook, vice president for academic and student affairs. The UW System conferred 35,708 degrees, up 3.1 percent from the previous year.
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