The highlights of this summary of enrollment projections for Maryland public colleges and universities for the years 1997-2006 note that: (1) total enrollment is projected to increase by 12 percent by the year 2006, considerably below earlier projections; (2) growth rates of full- and part-time students will vary considerably, with full-time enrollments projected to rise by 21 percent and part-time enrollments expected to rise by only 7 percent; (3) full-time graduate and professional enrollments are expected to increase by 15 percent by 2006; (4) enrollments at community colleges are projected to grow by 11 percent; and (5) of the additional students on campus by 2006, 87 percent will be undergraduates and 77 percent will be full-time undergraduates. Data tables, by college and by year, provide detailed projections for community colleges and for public four-year campuses. An appendix covers methodology used for the projections. (CH)