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That figure 4,545 - 343 students fewer than were enrolled last fall - is the school's sharpest drop in enrollment in the last decade, according to figures from the university and the S.C. Commission on Higher Education. The drop in enrollment is contributing to the school's already nagging financial challenges and raising questions about its enrollment procedures and 2014 plans.Added: November 1, 2009 at 1:06AM EDT