1999 Student Profile
Enrollment Projections
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OKLAHOMA STATE
UNIVERSITY
FALL SEMESTER HEADCOUNT ENROLLMENT AND
PROJECTIONS
Enrollment at Oklahoma State University
increased in Fall 1999 over the previous year by 621
students. Undergraduate retention rates
have improved significantly in the 1990’s and will continue to have a large
impact on enrollment numbers. The
addition of OSU-Tulsa and new programs offered in Tulsa will also have a positive impact on
overall enrollment in the coming years. The projections in this section are
mathematical models based on past enrollments, retention rates and forecasts of
high school graduates.
Forecasts for Oklahoma high school
graduates show numbers increasing through the year 2000, then leveling
off for several years. Since the OSU
freshman class averages about 85% Oklahoma
residents, these forecasts are the primary source of projection numbers for
freshman enrollment. The forecasts of Oklahoma high school
graduates used in this section are based upon information from the Oklahoma
State Department of Education and the State Regents for Higher Education. It assumes that demographic trends such as
immigration into and emigration out of the state will remain relatively
constant.
Graduate
enrollment at OSU has fallen somewhat since last year’s record high, but is
expected to remain stable for the next several years. Nationally, graduate enrollments are
declining.
In summary,
several factors affect enrollment projections at OSU. Some of these factors depend on policy
decisions originating with the Oklahoma
State Regents for Higher
Education and some depend on recruitment policies set by OSU
administration. The impact of these
policies as well as changing admissions, enrollment, retention, scholarship, and
recruiting practices all have a role in determining future enrollment at
Oklahoma State University. The Office of
Planning, Budget & Institutional Research will continue to monitor
developments in these areas and assess their impact on enrollment.
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