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The Wichitan

The Student News Site of Midwestern State University

The Wichitan

The Student News Site of Midwestern State University

The Wichitan

MSU exceeded enrollment numbers this fall, Oct. 22.

MSU enrollment soars

Jessica Binzari, Reporter October 23, 2024

MSU exceeded enrollment goals. Full-time student enrollment number for MSU increased by a record-breaking 925 students for fall 2024. Midwestern successfully exceeded this year’s enrollment...

Enrollment at MSU

Enrollment at MSU

Joey Arthur, Reporter February 25, 2022

Enrollment numbers play a big part in campus decisions, not just at MSU but at any academic institution.Ā  Therefore, any changes in those numbers will result in concerns among students and faculty. With...

Pierce Hall will be closing for the 2022-2023 academic year, Jan. 25.

Pierce Hall to be closed down fall 2022

Abigail Jones, Business Manager February 11, 2022

Due to post-COVID enrollment numbers, Pierce Hall will be closed down starting in the fall 2022 semester. According to Kristi Schulte, director of residence life and housing, MSU's lower enrollment numbers...

Enrollment stats

Fall enrollment down from previous year

Alyssa Mitchell, Editor November 13, 2019

Fall 2019 enrollment has gone down despite the university's efforts to increase it. However, the new recruitment practices seem to be working, according to President Suzanne Shipley, who said the fall...

Enrollment flat; focus moves to retention

Taylor Henson, Reporter March 13, 2019

Despite spending thousands of dollars on recruitment, university enrollment has remained flat. Fred Dietz, vice president of enrollment, said the next phase is to make an effort to focus recruiting...

Shipley reports enrollment increase

Kristin Silva, Managing Editor September 27, 2018

According to an email from University President Suzanne Shipley sent at 11:20 a.m. Sept. 27, fall 2018 enrollment increased. "I am pleased to report our fall 2018 enrollment increase as follows. ...

Spring enrollment drops from previous year

Devin Field February 14, 2018

Spring enrollment drops four students as numbers fall from 5,718 in the spring of 2017 to 5,714 in the spring of this year. However, semester credit hours continue to increase despite the lower number...

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