Origin: Latin suffix -ment
Enrollment has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
the act of enrolling
"The university's enrollment for the fall semester has already exceeded capacity."
the body of people (such as students) who register or enroll at the same time
"The university's annual enrollment report showed a record number of freshmen joining their classes on the first day."
The act of enrolling or the state of being enrolled.
"The school's enrollment reached a record high this semester as thousands of students signed up for the fall classes."
In plain English: Enrollment is the act of officially signing up to be part of a group, class, or organization.
"The university sent out forms for new student enrollment next week."
Usage: Use "enrollment" to refer specifically to the process of signing up for a course or the total number of people registered in an organization. Do not use it as a verb; instead, say someone is "enrolling."
Enrollment comes from the Middle French word enrollement. It entered English as a noun formed by adding the suffix -ment to the verb enroll, indicating the act or process of enrolling someone.