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Enrollment for the 2019 fall semester at Northwestern Oklahoma State University is nearly the same as it was a year ago.

In a preliminary enrollment report submitted to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, Northwestern reported headcount enrollment of 1,983 students, a decrease of just 10 students from a year ago.

“Northwest Oklahoma is facing two years of some of the lowest high school senior class numbers, and that is having an effect on enrollment,” Dr. Janet Cunningham, university president, said. “The class sizes begin to rise after 2020, and we are prepared to take advantage...