(01-22-2020 10:14 AM)Transic_nyc Wrote:  

(01-22-2020 10:06 AM)bullet Wrote:  

(01-22-2020 05:43 AM)XLance Wrote:  

(01-21-2020 10:57 PM)bullet Wrote:  

(01-21-2020 09:44 PM)XLance Wrote:  Why doesn't Texas just limit enrollment to a certain number?

Texas has kept its enrollment to around 50,000 since the early 80s. Texas A&M had frozen theirs around 45,000 since the mid 90s. But Governor Perry was listening to a guy who wanted both to go to around 75,000. Texas fought it tooth and nail. A&M accepted it and jumped to around 55,000 in just 2 or 3 years. With Perry gone, the pressure isn't as bad, but its still there. Everyone wants to get into Texas or Texas A&M and most students can't.

That's a B1G sized school.
Carolina has about 18,000 UG students (which is about 40% more that when I graduated).

That's graduate and undergraduate. Its about 20-25% graduate. Texas grew from about 20,000 to 40,000 in the 60s, stayed around 40k for a decade and then shot up to 50,000 in 2 or 3 years as the state boomed in late 70s/early 80s. Back in those days before mass computerization, administratively it was kind of a mess in the mid to late 80s as it grew too fast.

For a number of years, Texas was the largest university in the nation. Finally Arizona St. shot through the 50k barrier. I think Ohio St. has grown to over 50k. And UCF is massive. Texas A&M as I said, recently jumped up to about 55k.

I read somewhere that Tech expects to reach the 40,000 mark in UG this year. Is that number correct?