MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - The Universities of Wisconsin announced Wednesday that enrollment is up for the third straight year thanks to a record number of freshmen enrolling in the system.

Enrollment across the universities for Fall 2025 topped out at 164,626 students, an increase of 190 students from Fall 2024.

This year’s enrollment numbers mark the first time enrollment has increased three years in a row since 2010.

The universities experienced a 5.5% increase, or 1,033 students, in Wisconsin resident new freshmen, and nine of the 13 universities experienced a jump in enrollment numbers.

“This is a moment worth celebrating,” said Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman. “Three years of sustained growth shows that students and families see the Universities of Wisconsin as a smar

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