System enrollment increases, UW-Eau Claire stays steady
Mike Hildebrandt
Issue date: 4/20/09 Section: Campus News
Enrollment in the UW System will be at record levels in the fall 2009 semester. According to a System press release, 175,056 students will be going to a System school, an increase of 1,663 from the previous year. In the last 10 years, enrollment has risen by 19,222.
While enrollment in other UW schools is rising, Admission director Kris Anderson said UW-Eau Claire's enrollment has stayed fairly steady. There will be 2,050 new students in the fall 2009 semester.
"Our enrollment will be pretty consistent with prior years," she added. "Eau Claire has always been a popular place."
However, Eau Claire is doing several things to increase enrollment, Anderson said, adding the number of Wisconsin high school graduates is dropping, so the university is trying to increase graduate student offerings.
"We're trying to retain students," she said.
The current economic climate coupled with tuition rates could lead less people away from college. However, this is not the case. Anderson said that many veterans are now using their G.I. benefits, one of which is free tuition.
"Many people see education as their ticket," Anderson. "When the economy goes south, enrollment goes up."
While enrollment in other UW schools is rising, Admission director Kris Anderson said UW-Eau Claire's enrollment has stayed fairly steady. There will be 2,050 new students in the fall 2009 semester.
"Our enrollment will be pretty consistent with prior years," she added. "Eau Claire has always been a popular place."
However, Eau Claire is doing several things to increase enrollment, Anderson said, adding the number of Wisconsin high school graduates is dropping, so the university is trying to increase graduate student offerings.
"We're trying to retain students," she said.
The current economic climate coupled with tuition rates could lead less people away from college. However, this is not the case. Anderson said that many veterans are now using their G.I. benefits, one of which is free tuition.
"Many people see education as their ticket," Anderson. "When the economy goes south, enrollment goes up."
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