Freshman enrollment slightly up at University of Montana, overall numbers still down - KEILA SZPALLER, Missoulian

After years of declining student admissions, University of Montana officials said Wednesday they see positive signs in fall numbers despite the overall enrollment drop of 4.5 percent. According to UM: • Freshman enrollment grew nearly 2 percent compared to last fall, and the number of freshman from Montana has gone up, too. • The number of Native Americans is up 4.3 percent. • First-generation college students are up 3.8 percent. • The headcount for graduate students grew 10 percent. Tom Crady, vice president for enrollment and student affairs, said UM had projected an overall drop given the large size of the last graduating class. And he said the upticks this year are especially noteworthy given the unsettling changes UM has faced in the past year. http://missoulian.com/news/local/freshman-enrollment-slightly-up-at-university-of-montana-overall-numbers/article_e4e19272-78a6-5b6e-a6a0-42af1f21b3ca.html