U of M pushes past MTSU to regain spot as state’s 2nd-largest public university

By , Daily Memphian Updated: September 03, 2020 9:04 AM CT | Published: September 02, 2020 4:21 PM CT
<strong>Students walk by the Student Plaza fountain on the University of Memphis campus on Tuesday, Aug. 25.&nbsp;Even with a remote-learning start due to the COVID-19 pandemic, fall enrollment is up 2.5%, making the campus second only to the University of Tennessee-Knoxville in size.</strong>&nbsp;(Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)

Students walk by the Student Plaza fountain on the University of Memphis campus on Tuesday, Aug. 25. Even with a remote-learning start due to the COVID-19 pandemic, fall enrollment is up 2.5%, making the campus second only to the University of Tennessee-Knoxville in size. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)

No. 2 has long been Middle Tennessee State with more than 22,000 students.

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Longtime journalist Jane Roberts is a Minnesotan by birth and a Memphian by choice. She's lived and reported in the city more than two decades. She covers business news and features for The Daily Memphian.


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