December 11, 1998

Enrollments Fall Again at Graduate Schools, Report Says

By ALISON SCHNEIDER

Enrollment of graduate students has dropped for the second year in a row, according to a report by the Council of Graduate Schools. A strong job market for B.A.'s and a relatively weak one for Ph.D.'s may be responsible for the decline.

For 10 years, from 1986 to 1996, graduate-student enrollment crept steadily higher, growing annually by 1 to 2 per cent. By 1996, the total enrollment was 1,206,876. But

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