Enrollment Decline at Mizzou is Worse Than Previously Thought
The University of Missouri has a disaster on their hands. Enrollment is way down.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Mizzou’s enrollment plummet is more drastic than previously projected
This fall could mark the smallest class of incoming freshmen at the University of Missouri-Columbia in nearly a decade as the school continues to lose students, partly because of last fall’s protests.
The university on Wednesday announced the amount of students paying freshman tuition deposits — a key indicator of coming enrollment — has decreased by 1,470 compared to last year.
It’s a nearly 600 fewer students than what was projected in February, when the university was estimating 900 fewer incoming freshmen.
What it means is that Mizzou could have a freshman class of fewer than 5,000 students for the first time since 2007.
In contrast, the university enrolled 7,600 freshmen last fall. That number includes second-year students who did not complete enough credits to qualify as sophomores.
University administrators note that they’ve been expecting a drop-off for some time, as there are fewer high school students in the pipeline.
But last’s fall’s protests have also played a part.
“As we’ve been talking to prospective students and parents, we’ve been told the events of last fall have played a role in their decision-making process,” spokesman Christian Basi said.
Mizzou's enrollment plummet is more drastic than previously projected (The St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
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And another factor not being noted – how many current students have transferred, or just plain left the school?
This is BAD. But they allowed it, encouraged it.
Consequences. Consequences.
Out of the thousands of instances of college administrators pushing the boundaries like this, as far as I know this is the very first and only sign of any consequence. In general, the administrators fear no negative repercussions and hence each next story is more jaw dropping in its deviation from Constitutional principles than the one before.