Enrollment Is Up In College; Down In Grad Programs

Enrollment is up slightly at Harvard and Radcliffe, but down in many of the University's graduate programs, according to official figures released this week.

The Kennedy School of Government reported the largest enrollment increase in the University, jumping from 162 to 253 students.

The increase is largely a result of new bookkeeping policies at the Kennedy School, John Brown, assistant dean of the Kennedy School, said yesterday.

Last year's enrollment figures did not include many students enrolled in joint degree programs with other graduate schools in the University. In addition, last year's figures did not include graduate students who were not enrolled in courses.

This year all graduate students pay a registration fee and have active files, he said.

Nevertheless, there has been a real increase of 35 students at the Kennedy School, which Brown attributes to the gradual expansion of the Kennedy School public policy and mid-career programs.

Other graduate programs, however, show a decrease in enrollment. Law School enrollment was 1757 last year and is down to 1719 this year.

The Medical School reported 311 students last year and 303 this year.

Other programs which have decreased since last year are the School of Dental Medicine, the Divinity School, the School of Design and the School of Public Health.

Undergraduate enrollment this semester is 6439. Last fall there were 6374 undergraduates. There are 1555 freshmen this year, an increase of 17 from last year's freshman enrollment of 1538, the report said.

There are 60 fewer Harvard freshmen this year than last year, 1058 men last year and 998 this year. The Radcliffe freshman class increased by 77,480 women last year