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enrollment

enrollment

36 2.8
The group of people registered at a school or college at one time
  • noun
  • /ɪnˈroʊlmənt/
  • US
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  • There were no differences with respect to education, college enrollment, or residence in the Jackson area.
  • student enrollment
  • college enrollment
  • school enrollment

The enrollment in the school has gone up.

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Examples

  • Due to expanded enrollment, the university annexed this building and rushed construction in order to accommodate more students.

  • Most universities have selective admission standards that limit the enrollment of underprepared students.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The enrollment in the school has gone up.

  • And after California did it, black enrollment in the University of California system went up.

  • Our enrollment is down 18%.

  • We, of course, hope that in the future, enrollment will assume a normal level.

  • Student records data were also used to obtain demographic, enrollment, and performance data.

    Academic text (1999)
  • In the face of growing student enrollment, the lack of space on campus was becoming restrictive.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The high school, located in a southeastern U.S. state, had an enrollment of approximately 1,700 students.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The total enrollment at the university reached over 30,000 students this year.

Synonyms

registration
vsenrollment
39 3.1

A group of people who sign up at the same time

is limited to people who signed up at one school or college

Antonyms

Leaving or being removed from an organization such as a school

Surface Forms

enrollment singular
enrollments plural
enrolments plural
enrolment singular

Morphology

enrollment = enroll (transparent) = en + roll + ment

The institutional-count sense ('the number/group enrolled') is a direct extension from the verb via '-ment' and is commonly understood by learners.

Etymology

Enrollment can also mean the group of people on that list. It comes from the idea of a roll, a 'list' of names, so enrollment refers to the people registered at a school or organization.