enrollment

American  

[en-rohl-muhnt] / ɛnˈroʊl mənt /

especially British, enrolment

noun

enrollments plural

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.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• preenrollment
  noun
• reenrollment
  noun
• superenrollment
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• enrollments
  plural

Etymology

Origin of enrollment

First recorded in 1525–35; enroll + -ment

Explanation

When you sign up for something, like a new school, a medical trial, or a club, that's enrollment. Your enrollment in that art class is dependent on paying your tuition bill first! In voting, enrollment means adding someone's name to the electoral roll after they've registered to vote. And in college, enrollment means the process of matriculating, or formally becoming a student at a university. You can also use this word for the total number of students at a school: "The preschool's enrollment is down this year." Enrollment is from the verb enroll and its Old French source, enroller which means "write in a register."

Example Sentences

Enrollment at UTI’s schools, which include Concorde Career Colleges and others, rose almost 11% in 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Enrollment in the privately-run plans has steadily grown to surpass enrollment in traditional Medicare plans operated by the government.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Uribe enrolled her parents on the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program, or STEP.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Enrollment is open to adults ages 18 years or older in the U.S.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026

Wednesday nights, at eight p.m. , is what is called Student Enrollment, where Islam’s basic issues are discussed; it is about the equivalent of catechism class in the Catholic religion.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

Related Words

• admission
• enlistment
• recruitment