Several schools at KU — including engineering, pharmacy — buck trend of declining enrollments

Although Kansas University reported a 2.8 percent decline in its fall enrollment to 28,718 students, some schools reported gains.

For example, the School of Pharmacy, on the heels of a major expansion, added 69 students to reach a record high. And KU’s School of Engineering’s undergraduate enrollment reached a 29-year high.

Six of the 10 schools on the Lawrence campus, however, lost students. The largest percentage enrollment losses came in the schools of Architecture, Design and Planning; Education; and Law, which all lost between 5.8 percent and 6.9 percent of their enrollments. Information on specific degree program enrollments for the fall won’t be available until late this year or in early 2012, university officials said.

Here’s a look at enrollment, by school, on KU’s Lawrence and Edwards campuses.

Engineering

2,452 in 2010; 2,549 in 2011; up 97 or 4.0 percent.

Pharmacy

586 in 2010; 655 in 2011; up 69 or 11.8 percent.

Social Welfare

572 in 2010; 589 in 2011; up 17 or 3.0 percent.

Music

522 in 2010; 527 in 2011; up 5 or 0.9 percent.

Liberal Arts and Sciences

15,603 in 2010; 14,849 in 2011; down 754 or 4.8 percent.

Education

1,911 in 2010; 1,789 in 2011; down 122 or 6.4 percent.

Architecture, Design and Planning

1,078 in 2010; 1,006 in 2011; down 72 or 6.9 percent.

Law

518 in 2010; 488 in 2011; down 30 or 5.8 percent.

Journalism

948 in 2010; 921 in 2011; down 27 or 2.8 percent.

Business

1,644 in 2010; 1,640 in 2011; down 4 or 0.2 percent.