Fall 2024 Enrollment

[TalonsUpPuckDown]

Up 12% over last year and up 22% over the previous year. This marks something like the 5th or 6th consecutive year the university has grown. And it's happening while overall the number of Ohio kids entering college this year is, once again, down.

https://www.bgsu.edu/news/2024/08/bgsu- ... years.html

They've done a number of things well over the last 5-10 years. They've kept their finger on the pulse of what kids want to study and coupled that with jobs and careers that actually exist out there. They've innovated some new majors that continue to grow (the Cedar Point thing for example), they've invested in majors that have a high demand for graduates (the aviation program springs to mind among others) and this career design program (what some of us old timers call coddling) resonates strongly with the current generation. They built a helluva business building that's become a big draw. Oh, and they've kept costs down relative to their peers.

Well done, Rod, keep it going.

[BillyLP]

Extremely impressive. I work for a school that has lost 5,000 students over the last five years and we aren’t even close to the worst situation. To grow at these numbers anywhere in the country is to be commended.

[Flipper]

When I started in the fall of 1979, I was part of a huge incoming freshman class of about 3800...tail end of the baby boom. Exceeded capacity in the dorms to the extent that they converted some of the lounges into dorm rooms.

Glad to see another huge class...and I'm glad that the University could accommodate them.

[bgbill]

Now if the administration and trustees can figure out what it's going to take to have all housing air conditioned, maybe this little school in the middle of a corn field can really be something.

[TalonsUpPuckDown]

A bit ago (last year maybe?) the admin approved $15m to put AC in Kohl Hall.

[mbenecke]

A bit ago (last year maybe?) the admin approved $15m to put AC in Kohl Hall.

Kohl and McDonald are both getting AC renovations. I think I remember reading that at least Kohl is closed this year for the construction.

[footballguy51]

Yes, Kohl is closed this year for renovations. Once that is done, Kreischer will be the only one with no A/C.

[TalonsUpPuckDown]

One of America's Great Newspapers published fall enrollment figures.

According to enrollment numbers released Tuesday, undergraduate and graduate enrollment at UT dropped from 15,013 students in fall of 2023 to 14,400, a decrease of 573 students, or 4.1 percent.

Undergraduate enrollment is 11,036, a 3.6 percent drop from 11,454 students in 2023. Graduate student numbers also declined 4.4 percent with 3,404 enrolled compared to 3,559 in 2023.

Meanwhile...

Conversely, Bowling Green State University has set enrollment and retention records for fall 2024 semester.

This fall, the final headcount at BGSU includes 19,703 students, up 3.9 percent compared to 18,966 students in fall of 2023.

Cecilia Castellano, vice president for enrollment management at BGSU said this year’s freshman class is the largest and highest achieving freshman class in University history, with first-time student enrollment up 14 percent over fall 2023 and up 22 percent compared to fall 2022.

“The BGSU class of 2028 includes nearly 3,950 students,” Ms. Castellano said. “The class also has the highest grade point average in BGSU history at 3.69 with a median ACT score of 25.1.”

BGSU continues to draw a majority of students from across the state, with first-year enrollment from northwest Ohio up 20 percent over last fall. First-year enrollment of international students doubled compared to fall 2023, representing countries such as Nepal, India, and Canada.

The university is also seeing enrollment gains from nearby states like Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Pennsylvania.

We're kicking the hell out of those rat bastards every which way to Sunday.

https://www.toledoblade.com/local/educa ... 0240910125