UC FALL ENROLLMENT 

IN SOUTHWEST OHIO, ONE UNIVERSITY IS BUCKING THE TREND OF DECLINING ENROLLMENT. 
EIGHT THOUSAND FIRST YEAR STUDENTS WILL DESCEND UPON THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI NEXT MONTH WHEN MOVE-IN BEGINS. THIS MARKS THE LARGEST FRESHMAN CLASS IN THE UNIVERSITY'S HISTORY. THE UNIVERSITY REPORTS THAT ITS COMBINED ENROLLMENT OF OVER FIFTY-FIVE THOUSAND STUDENTS ACROSS ALL OF ITS CAMPUSES ALSO MARKS AN ALL-TIME HIGH. THE GROWTH COMES WITH CHALLENGES AS THE UNIVERSITY WORKS TO COMBAT HOUSING CHALLENGES. A NEW RESIDENCE HALL WILL ACCOMMODATE 1,300 MORE STUDENTS NEXT FALL. ENROLLMENT GROWTH IS ATTRIBUTED TO AGGRESSIVE FINANCIAL AID INITIATIVES.