Tennessee's black colleges see uptick in enrollment as part of national enrollment surge

Tennessee is seeing increased freshman enrollment and interest in some of its historically black colleges and universities — a spike that follows national trends.

In Nashville, Meharry Medical College saw "explosive growth" in its number of applications this fall. Tennessee State University's freshman class is one of the largest ever.

Lane College in Jackson is seeing boosts in freshman populations.

Others, like Fisk University in Nashville and LeMoyne Owen College in Memphis, haven't seen the boom but aren't losing ground, either, with stable enrollment numbers.

Still, the increases among some of the state's HBCUs haven't resulted in greater overall full-time enrollment because of challenges keeping students enrolled.

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