Blog #6 Tuition Increase affects enrollment decline

Summary:

This blog is about how the increase in tuition is affecting the enrollment decline in schools around the world.  Even though countries all differ in price to go to school, they all are increasing in price.  This is changing the amount of students going to the schools.  Five years ago the average enrollment for a public university was 20,673 but now has changed to less than 18,667, almost a two thousand student difference.  Some schools are struggling with keeping up with the demand for enrollment and this leads to a shortage of money for the school.  Since the enrollment is decreasing, for the people that are accepted, the other necessities are increasing.  From room and board, to meal plans and book, everything is increasing on price.  “As state dollars have dwindled, and this applies to all universities in the state, tuition has increased across all colleges to try and offset the loss of state revenue,” says Rod Sievers.  The enrollment at universities is what makes them thrive for years to come.  Without enough enrollment the university can eventually lead to a stop in education.

Ananlysis:

This article was surprising to me and I really enjoyed reading it.  I had no idea that the enrollment for universities was at a decrease.  At our university the tuition is at an increase but the amount of money for all of the necessities and to go to school is also at an increase.  It is harder for students to attend school because of how much it cost to go to school.  Also I was surprised to see that this has an effect for all students around the world as it is more and more expensive to go to school.  The more it cost to attend school, the less amount of students that can attend the university. 

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