UCA's enrollment expected to drop this fall for the first time since 2000 - Associated Press

Officials at the University of Central Arkansas say enrollment at the school is projected to drop this fall, for the first time in nearly a decade. New UCA President Allen C. Meadors says projected total enrollment for the fall semester is close to 12,000, compared with 12,974 last fall. UCA is the state's most expensive public university, according to the Arkansas Department of Higher Education.