ENMU enrollment up near 8% over 2022

PORTALES – Administrators at Eastern New Mexico University’s (ENMU)-Portales campus report ENMU’s enrollment numbers are up by 7.8 percent from spring 2022. The spring 2023 total headcount is 4,849 students, up from 4,490 in spring 2022.

According to a news release from John Houser of the university’s Marketing and Communications department, numbers have increased in every category from spring 2022. Undergraduate enrollment numbers are at 3,551 students, a nine percent increase from spring 2022.

ENMU saw a 19 percent increase in transfer students from spring 2022 to spring 2023.

Graduate student enrollment is also up from spring 2022 by 5.3 percent with 1,298 students enrolled.

“An 8 percent increase in enrollment is very exciting growth for ENMU. It also represents the dedication of faculty and staff to the success of our students.” said ENMU President and Chancellor James Johnston.