Applications for fall 2009 admission into UW-Madison are down for the first time in five years.
Compared to fall 2008 admissions, this year saw a drop of almost 1,000 applicants.
It is not completely clear what brought the drop in applications, but it is possible the struggling economy is having a negative impact on the number of students applying to the university.
Although the number of Wisconsin residents applying to UW-Madison has declined, according to vice provost for enrollment management Joanne Berg in The Wisconsin State Journal, the number of out-of-state residents applying increased slightly.
However, per a requirement by the UW System Board of Regents, only 25 percent of students are allowed to come from out-of-state locations.
In 2008, only 53 percent of those who applied to UW-Madison were accepted, the lowest rate in 15 years.
