Record Black Enrollments at the University of Missouri at St. Louis

The St. Louis campus of the University of Missouri reports that a record 16,548 students are enrolled this fall. This is a 5 percent increase from a year ago and the highest level ever recorded. University officials cite a tuition freeze and the availability of more financial aid as major factors in the record enrollment.

Minorities make up 32 percent of all students on campus. Blacks are 21 percent of the student body. The 2,253 African-American students on campus are the most in the history of the University of Missouri at St. Louis.