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Definition of "enrollment" []

  • The act or process of enrolling. (noun)
  • The state of being enrolled. (noun)
  • The number enrolled: The class has an enrollment of 27 students. (noun)
  • A record or an entry. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "enrollment" in a sentence
  • "Enrollments have dropped steadily throughout this decade: for example at U of T, our enrollment is about half what it was at the peak."
  • "At the University of Washington's Foster School of Business, international enrollment is just 16% for the class of 2012, its lowest in more than a decade."
  • "A proposal to sell a former Montgomery County high school to the private school that rents it has raised concern among some elected officials, who say the county should not be selling school buildings when enrollment is growing and many classrooms are overcrowded."