enrollment

especially British, en·rol·ment

[en-rohl-muhnt]

noun

1. the act or process of enrolling.

2. the state of being enrolled.

3. the number of persons enrolled, as for a course or in a school.

Other Word Forms

• preenrollment noun
• reenrollment noun
• superenrollment noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of enrollment¹

First recorded in 1525–35; enroll + -ment

Example Sentences

I believe that it would be fairer and better for all concerned if the football playoff divisions took into account enrollment size.

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Unified School District, enrollment overall is down just over 4% compared with last year.

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Because of limitations in national enrollment data, the study couldn’t account for scholarships, making it hard to determine whether the California students were choosing out-of-state options because of financial aid incentives.

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Miles holds a federally recognized tribal enrollment card from the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation — a document that establishes her as both a member of her nation and a U.S. citizen.

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Any Arizona teen graduating high school in the top 25% of their class or whose score in college entrance exams is roughly in the top quarter qualifies for enrollment at ASU.

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Related Words

• admission 
• enlistment 
• recruitment