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The University of New Mexico notified students and parents recently of the final New Mexico Lottery Scholarship amounts available for 2015-16. The awards still won’t meet 100 percent of tuition, but with enrollment numbers for the coming semester low and fewer students meeting the eligibility requirement of 15 credit hours, UNM students receiving the scholarship can expect to have approximately 93 percent of their tuition paid.

As New Mexico’s population of high school students declines, the University of New Mexico is looking at new and innovative ways to maintain a robust enrollment. One idea UNM is looking at to enhance enrollment in diverse geographic area is to provide more scholarship opportunities in an effort to recruit students from other states as well as an international emphasis targeting several locations around the world.

Just prior to winter break, University of New Mexico President Robert Frank received a letter from Higher Education Department Secretary Jose Garcia notifying him that the Legislative Lottery Scholarship award would no longer cover 100 percent of tuition. UNM has stepped in to cover the reduction for most students affected by the cut.

Total enrollment at the University of New Mexico dipped slightly from fall 2013 to fall 2014 according to preliminary, unofficial enrollment numbers released recently by the Division of Enrollment Management. The total number of credit hours students ...

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