Enrollment is down across all Indiana University regional campuses, according to university enrollment data, and IU South Bend has enrolled just shy of 4,450 students this fall — about 500 fewer than last fall. IU South Bend enrolled 5,092 students in fall 2019 — the last semester uninterrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. The next year, its overall enrollment dropped to 4,942 at a rate similar to a steady decline the South Bend campus has seen over the last six or so years. Enrollment saw a more significant drop this year, however, with fall totals dropping from 4,942 students in 2020 to 4,449 this year.
