WINONA, Minn. – Enrollment at Winona State University is up a tick this fall after more than a decade of losses, according to a headcount on the 10th day of fall classes. The total was 6,188 compared with 6,025 a year earlier – roughly 2.4% growth. The headcount peaked in 2013at 8,735. Andrea Northam, a university spokesperson, noted hthe new data are preliminary. A new count scheduled for Friday, the 30th day of classes, will note any of the usual losses of freshman who drop out for homesickness. State funding is based on 30th-day numbers.
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