YSU enrollment falls less than expected
YOUNGSTOWN
Youngstown State University’s spring enrollment dropped 4 percent this semester compared with spring 2014, the fourth-straight spring in which the school has had a decline in student population.
But Ron Cole, a YSU spokesman, said the drop might be a positive sign.
YSU’s fall 2014 enrollment was a 6.3 percent decline from fall 2013.
“We anticipated a spring 2015 enrollment decline of about the same magnitude [as fall 2014] since spring enrollment traditionally follows fall,” Cole said.
“The fact we are down 4 percent for the spring is an indicator that we may be on the track to begin to stabilize our enrollment situation,” he added.
There are 12,315 YSU students this semester compared with 12,823 in spring 2014.
“It’s more students than we budgeted for” in terms of full-time equivalent students, the spokesman said.
Since 2011, spring enrollment at YSU has declined 13.6 percent.
Read more about the enrollment situation in Wednesday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.