ENROLLMENT AT MOST KANSAS UNIVERSITIES FELL AGAIN THIS FALL. THE LATEST ENROLLMENT NUMBERS RELEASED RECENTLY SHOW INCREASES AT SOME SCHOOLS, BUT SIGNIFICANT DECLINES AT OTHERS.
OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, ENROLLMENT AT THE LARGEST UNIVERSITIES IN KANSAS IS DOWN SIX PERCENT. THE DATA FROM COMMUNITY COLLEGES IS EVEN WORSE — A DECLINE OF MORE THAN 15%. THE LARGEST DROP AT A REGENTS SCHOOL WAS AT FORT HAYS STATE, WHICH ENROLLED 8% FEWER STUDENTS THIS FALL AND IS DOWN MORE THAN 14% OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS.
K-STATE’S ENROLLMENT HAS DROPPED ALMOST 14% OVER FIVE YEARS. KU’S HAS FALLEN 4%. WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY IS BUCKING TH TREND — UP MORE THAN 12% OVER THE SAME TIME PERIOD. WSU OFFICIALS CREDIT THEIR RECRUITING EFFORTS AND PARTNERSHIP WITH WSU TECH, WHICH IS UP NEARLY 18% OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS.
