Washington State University Enrollment: A Historical Perspective

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Washington State University Enrollment A
Historical Perspective

• March 13, 2003

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Presentation Outline
Where Are We Headed?
What is Our Strategy for 2003-05?
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WSU Degrees Granted Per Year, 1897-2002
Boom Effect Over, 80s Recession
GI Bill
Branch Campuses, DDP, Strong Economy Boom Echo
Korean War
Great Depression
World War II
Baby Boomers Enter College (1964) Vietnam Makes
College Attractive
World War I
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Headcount Enrollment Overall, Fall 1983-2002
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Headcount Enrollment, Pullman and Overall,Fall
1983-2002
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Headcount Enrollment, Pullman, New Campuses,ICN
and DDP, Fall 1983-2002
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Headcount Enrollment, New Campuses,ICN, and DDP,
Fall 1984-2002
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Annual Average Headcount Enrollment,New
Campuses, FY1987-FY2002
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Annual Average FTE, New Campuses,ICN, and DDP,
FY1987-FY2002
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Distance Degree Headcount Enrollment, 1993-2002
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Fall Headcount Enrollment, WSU
Competitors,Percent Change from 1990
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Fall Headcount Enrollment Percent Change, WSU
Competitors, 1990 to 2001
Cornell Minnesota Ohio State Missouri Wisconsin Mi
chigan State Tennessee
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Graduate Enrollment as Percent of Total,WSU,
Competitors, UW 2001
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Masters and Ph.D. Headcount Enrollmentby
Campus, 1983-2002
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Professional Headcount Enrollmentby Campus,
1983-2002
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Undergraduate Headcount Enrollmentby Geographic
Area, 1983-2002
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Pullman Undergraduate Headcount Enrollmentby
Geographic Area, 1983-2002
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Graduate Headcount Enrollmentby Geographic Area,
1983-2002
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Pullman Graduate Headcount Enrollmentby
Geographic Area, 1983-2002
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WSU Headcount Enrollment by Gender, 1983-2002
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Pullman Headcount Enrollment by Gender, 1983-2002
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Spokane Headcount Enrollment by Gender, 1987-2002
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Tri-Cities Headcount Enrollment by Gender,
1987-2002
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Vancouver Headcount Enrollment by Gender,
1986-2002
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DDP Headcount Enrollment by Gender, 1996-2002
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Ethnic Headcount Enrollment Distribution,Pullman,
1972-2002
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Ethnic Headcount Enrollment Distribution,Spokane,
1992-2002
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Ethnic Headcount Enrollment Distribution,Tri-Citi
es, 1992-2002
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Ethnic Headcount Enrollment Distribution,Vancouve
r, 1992-2002
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Average Age by Campus and Overall, 1983-2002
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WA 17- 18-Year-Olds, High School Grads,and WSU
Enrollment Pullman and Overall
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Washington Counties and the Percent ofResident
Student Headcount Enrollment All Campuses
10 to 20
5 to 9.5
1 to 4.5
.5 to .95
.1 to .45
View Data
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Washington Counties and the Percent ofResident
Student Headcount Enrollment Pullman Campus
10 to 20
5 to 9.5
1 to 4.5
.5 to .95
.1 to .45
View Data
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WSU Domestic NonresidentHeadcount Enrollment
Distribution
WA
NH
MT
ME
ND
VT
MN
OR
MA
ID
WI
SD
NY
WY
MI
RI
CT
IA
PA
NE
NJ
NV
OH
IN
DE
UT
IL
10 or more
CO
WV
MD/DC
CA
KS
VA
MO
KY
5 to 9.5
NC
TN
AZ
NM
OK
AK
SC
1 to 4.5
MS
GA
AL
.5 to .95
LA
TX
0 to .45
FL
View Data
AK
HI
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WSU Headcount EnrollmentDistribution by Country
Japan China Korea Taiwan
Vietnam Thailand
View Data
Only countries with more than five students are
represented in the distribution
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Presentation Outline
Where We Are How We Got Here
What is Our Strategy for 2003 - 05?
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Emphasizing quality over quantity
Quality of programs requires
Accepting only qualified students
Accepting only as many students as we have
resources to cover
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What should be our enrollment goals for
WSU Pullman?
WSU Spokane?
WSU Tri-Cities?
WSU Vancouver?
DDP?
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What should be our enrollment goals for
Graduate programs?
Professional programs?
Undergraduate programs?
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What should be our enrollment goals for
Underrepresented ethnic groups?
International students?
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What resources do we need to accomplish these
goals?
Faculty?
Teaching assistants?
Support services?
Space?
Housing?
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If Resources are Restrained, Should Our Long-Term
Goals be Adjusted or Delayed?
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Presentation Outline
Where We Are How We Got Here
Where Are We Headed?
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What is Our Strategy for 2003-05?
Balancing our through-put
Avoid large swings in entering class size
Avoid accepting more students than we can afford
to provide high-quality programs
Emphasizing quality over quantity
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Washington Counties and the Percent of Resident
Student Enrollment All Campuses
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Washington Counties and the Percent ofResident
Student Enrollment Pullman Campus
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WSU Domestic NonresidentHeadcount Enrollment
Distribution
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WSU Headcount EnrollmentDistribution by Country
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