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(09-14-2017 02:25 PM)the_blazerman Wrote:  The strategy for UAB may be to grow the international student population which may bring in even more money than the out of state.

Obviously it would not be reflected in the current enrollment however it will be interesting to monitor going forward.

This is definitely a strategy, they started a program specifically to help international students get to UAB and succeed once there https://www.uab.edu/global/into-uab

(09-14-2017 02:49 PM)uabblazer2012 Wrote:  What's the latest 4 year graduation rate? Last I remember was around 35%.

That's an outdated metric in today's higher education landscape.

(09-14-2017 04:43 PM)demiveeman Wrote:  

(09-14-2017 02:49 PM)uabblazer2012 Wrote:  What's the latest 4 year graduation rate? Last I remember was around 35%.

That's an outdated metric in today's higher education landscape.

It's a metric that UAB has spent a LOT of money and attention to change in the past 4 years

(09-14-2017 12:10 PM)TPBlaze84 Wrote:  I love it when people put cryptic (and likely inaccurate) remarks on message boards and then when asked for explanations follow up with equally unclear phrases. It's so cute AND confusing!

Boil the peanuts, Virgil. Its snowing in Luxembourg.

(09-14-2017 05:26 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  

(09-14-2017 12:10 PM)TPBlaze84 Wrote:  I love it when people put cryptic (and likely inaccurate) remarks on message boards and then when asked for explanations follow up with equally unclear phrases. It's so cute AND confusing!

Boil the peanuts, Virgil. Its snowing in Luxembourg.