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

But the compact differs in proposing strict limits on foreign student enrollment and the tuition freeze for U.S. citizens.

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Because of the bill, colleges and universities increased their enrollments, added to their faculties and dropped some of their former discriminatory practices.

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But the government did not specify if or how open enrollment might be impacted.

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Refundable tax credits rose by $26 billion, driven mainly by higher spending on ObamaCare subsidies and enrollment, which have more than doubled since 2019.

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That means the average American paid $327 of tax dollars last year on these subsidies, of which some $82 covered fraudulent enrollment.

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Related Words

• admission 
• enlistment 
• recruitment