Monday, October 17, 2022

Missouri State University’s drop in fall enrollment causes revenue loss, budget cuts for next year - Joe Hickman, KY3

--Overall enrollment this fall is 23,618, a decrease of 311 students from last fall (1.3 percent drop)

--Graduate student total is 4,183, an increase of 41 (1 percent increase)

--First-time new student enrollment is 2,531, a decrease of 253 (10 percent drop)

--First-time transfer undergraduate total is 1,419, a decrease of 47 (3.3 percent drop)


--The continuing undergraduate population is 10,491, a decrease of 517 (4.9 percent drop)

A yearly breakdown shows that over the past five years, the number of undergraduates seeking degrees has decreased by 3,810 students.