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Enrollment stats
continue to decline
BY
HPU is hopeful
despite recent fall
In attendance
BY REBEKAH LAWSON
YJ News editor
Enrollment continues to be
down at Howard Payne University
this spring but there are signs of
better times ahead.
Between fall
2001 and fall 2002
HPU lost 90 students
dropping from 1295
to 1205. However
between spring 2001
and spring 2002
enrollment numbers
dropped from 1153 to
1116 a difference of
only 37. Another good
sign is that HPU
enrolled 96 new stu-
dents this spring as
compared to 91 last
spring. The university
saw only 187 students
leave after the fall
2002 semester com-
pared to the typical
loss of between 224 and 270 stu-
dents. Dr. Pepper Dill Vice
President of Student Affairs has
been studying the enrollment data
and believes that the upward trend
will continue. He said that because
of the nation's recent economic
struggles enrollment has
increased at most public schools
and decreased at most private
institutions. Dill said that the high-
er cost of a private education is
what makes the difference
although he sees signs of change in
that area as well.
"Our total cost is $16 873"
said Dill "while University of
" Texas Austin costs $16 310 (not
including non-resident fees).
The idea that they are so much
less expensive than us is just not
true anymore."
Dill said that he expects
that more students will be able to
afford private education again
as America slowly recovers from
the economic slump. He also
believes that many students will
be willing to pay a few hundred
dollars more to receive a private
education.
"We are
actually up
from where we
thought we'd
be" said Dill.
"While I wish
we had more
there are some
good indica-
tions that next
year will be
better based on
enrollment this
spring."
Dill also
said he was
encouraged by
the energetic
freshman
involvement on
campus during
the fall 2002 semester.
"We had a record boot camp
lots more freshman participation
and 400 to 500 guests for parent
weekend" he said.
Dill said he sees reason to
hope and has a positive outlook for
HPU and for the hopes and aspira-
tions of the nation.
" I do think that we will see
a better enrollment in the fall
because I think the economy is
getting better" said Dill. "Families
will have adjusted somewhat. We
may be beginning to see some
recovery restoration and new
growth."
" do think that we
will se a better
enrollment in the
fall because 1 think
the economy is get-
ting better.
Families will have
adjusted somewhat.
We may beginning
to see some recov-
ery restoration and
growth. "
-Pepper Dill
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