MAIA INSINGA Fall 2023 17 ENROLLMENT DEFYING THE DECLINE OSU’s enrollment keeps going up. Why? By Sean Nealon Nationwide, college enrollment is dropping, and more and more institutions have beenclosingeachyear.TheCOVID-19 pandemic, a reduction in the traditional-age student population and recent challenging international rela- tions are all to blame. Meanwhile, at Oregon State University, enrollment is increasing and has increased every year since 1997. During that time frame, the university’s enrollment jumped nearly 150%, from slightly more than 14,000 students to more than 35,000 today, while U.S. college enrollment inched upward, barely achieving a 10% gain. What has made Oregon State immune to enrollment declines? NEWS cont inued
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