(09-17-2020 12:54 PM)SVHerd Wrote: We’re the second smallest public university in the country. Enrollment about 13.3K. That’s grad and undergrad.
I’m pretty sure that’s definitely not true. The county...maybe. The country? No way.
I think the proper stat that SV was looking for is Marshall's undergraduate enrollment is the second smallest for a public university in FBS. Our undergrad enrollment is only about 9,000. ULM is the only public school with a smaller undergrad enrollment in FBS. If you go total enrollment with graduates, then we pass Coastal, La Tech, Wyoming.
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is larger and more diverse than ever, according to enrollment figures announced today. The University welcomed approximately 4,000 new first-year students, 2,600 transfer students and 2,400 new graduate students this fall, pushing total enrollment over 30,000 for the first time in UNC Charlotte’s nearly 75-year history.
“We are now the second-largest institution in the UNC System with 30,146 enrolled students,” announced Chancellor Sharon L. Gaber. “This record-breaking enrollment is a testament to UNC Charlotte’s long-standing focus on affordability, accessibility and opportunity for deserving students. Chosen for its high academic achievement, the freshman class brings an average weighted GPA of 3.9. In fact, a greater percentage of all new undergraduates earned institutional merit-based and external scholarships compared to last year’s incoming students.”
clt says we are now officially the 2nd largest in NC
(09-17-2020 12:54 PM)SVHerd Wrote: We’re the second smallest public university in the country. Enrollment about 13.3K. That’s grad and undergrad.
I’m pretty sure that’s definitely not true. The county...maybe. The country? No way.
I think the proper stat that SV was looking for is Marshall's undergraduate enrollment is the second smallest for a public university in FBS. Our undergrad enrollment is only about 9,000. ULM is the only public school with a smaller undergrad enrollment in FBS. If you go total enrollment with graduates, then we pass Coastal, La Tech, Wyoming.
UTEP's 2020 total enrollment is down to slightly under 25k from last years record enrollment of slightly over 25k. Undergrads approx 21k. Freshman enrollment down a bit but retention of other classes is up.
(09-21-2020 08:55 AM)ghostofclt! Wrote: The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is larger and more diverse than ever, according to enrollment figures announced today. The University welcomed approximately 4,000 new first-year students, 2,600 transfer students and 2,400 new graduate students this fall, pushing total enrollment over 30,000 for the first time in UNC Charlotte’s nearly 75-year history.
“We are now the second-largest institution in the UNC System with 30,146 enrolled students,” announced Chancellor Sharon L. Gaber. “This record-breaking enrollment is a testament to UNC Charlotte’s long-standing focus on affordability, accessibility and opportunity for deserving students. Chosen for its high academic achievement, the freshman class brings an average weighted GPA of 3.9. In fact, a greater percentage of all new undergraduates earned institutional merit-based and external scholarships compared to last year’s incoming students.”
clt says we are now officially the 2nd largest in NC
A couple more factoids I thought were interesting.
Our new Niners represent 91 of 100 North Carolina counties, 49 states and 25 countries
Incoming freshmen in STEM majors represent 34% of the class.
This year’s freshman class is the largest in University history, 10% larger than that of 2019.
The numbers are in: Colleges throughout the U.S. are seeing enrollment declines brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic, and in some quarters the fallout is accelerating.
New data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center shows that undergraduate enrollment fell 2.5% across the board this month compared to last year. At community colleges the decline was 8%, while private four-year institutions reported declines of 3.8%.
Public colleges and universities have fared best among their peers so far, posting a decline of just 0.4% this month, although results varied considerably by campus. For example, Clearinghouse found that urban campuses saw enrollment slightly increase while rural universities’ enrollments fell 4%.
(09-25-2020 07:56 AM)ghostofclt! Wrote: The numbers are in: Colleges throughout the U.S. are seeing enrollment declines brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic, and in some quarters the fallout is accelerating.
New data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center shows that undergraduate enrollment fell 2.5% across the board this month compared to last year. At community colleges the decline was 8%, while private four-year institutions reported declines of 3.8%.
Public colleges and universities have fared best among their peers so far, posting a decline of just 0.4% this month, although results varied considerably by campus. For example, Clearinghouse found that urban campuses saw enrollment slightly increase while rural universities’ enrollments fell 4%.
I can definitely see that occurring. I know if my kids were of college entering age I would not object to them taking a gap year this school year.
New data indicates the enrollment declines at U.S. colleges and universities this semester are worse than initially expected, with the fallout from Covid-19 taking a particularly hard toll on first-year and part-time students.
Updated findings from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center shows that undergraduate enrollment as of Sept. 24 was down 4% across the board compared to last year. Community colleges, which are included in the undergraduate totals, have seen the largest declines, with enrollment down 9.4% compared to last year. Clearinghouse also said the numbers were particularly alarming when analyzing an important pipeline — freshmen students — for future enrollment, a sign that this fall's challenges may very well be just the tip of the iceberg.
The new data paints a worsening picture compared to the Clearinghouse’s prior estimates, which pegged undergraduate enrollment declines at 2.5% for all schools. About 54% of institutions had reported enrollment figures to Clearinghouse as of its latest report, representing about 9.2 million students.
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