Mississippi State University's fall enrollment figures increased almost 4 percent from last year's figure, while Mississippi University for Women's enrollment dropped by 20 students in the same timeframe, according to the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning.
In all, 81,132 students have registered with the state's eight public universities for the fall semester, according to IHL statistics released Thursday.
MSU's preliminary fall total is 20,873 students, up from last year's 20,138 ta
Carl Smith covers Starkville and Oktibbeha County for The Dispatch. Follow him on Twitter @StarkDispatch
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