GRAND FORKS — The University of North Dakota’s first-day enrollment number for fall 2025 shows the university has already surpassed its all-time high for enrolled students.

On Monday, Aug. 25, UND counted 15,440 enrolled students. David Dodds, communications director, said that number is expected to grow before the university announces its official fall enrollment count in September.

“Already that’s the highest number of students we’ve ever had enrolled in the history of UND,” he said. “We’ve already blown past (the record) on the first day and we’re going to continue to grow over the next few weeks.”

The highest enrollment number at UND was in fall 2012, when 15,250 students were counted. To be past that on the first day of classes is a testament to student retention, Dodds said. Each

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