Enrollment is up among black, Asian Pacific Islander and Hispanic freshmen according to MSU's Office of Affirmative Action, Compliance and Monitoring's annual progress report on affirmative action, released today.

As these minority groups saw an increase in freshman enrollment, American Indian enrollment has decreased 13.64 percent, the report said.

American Indian enrollment for 2001 was 66, while it fell to 57 in 2002.

There are 237 Hispanic freshmen at MSU, up from 220 last year - an increase of 7.73 percent.

The report also indicated Asian Pacific Islander enrollment has increased 6.02 percent, while black enrollment has increased 3.93 percent.

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