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Ljacks&Longnecks said:
I see on my FB feed that SFA is reopening Hall 10 and another dorm. A feed today from SFA says that is due to increased enrollments and applications. Sadly I fail in trying to share these posts on this forum.
Perhaps someone can enlighten me on what is causing this increase in interest.
And NO it's not the new athletic director or the SLC.
Encouraging news!
We're celebrating some exciting recent developments, Jacks!
— Stephen F. Austin State University (@SFASU) June 7, 2024
1️⃣ With significant growth in applications and enrollments, we've reopened two residence halls to welcome even more Lumberjacks! (And it’s not too late to join — we’re still accepting applications and Orientation… pic.twitter.com/eWA6vmeUh3
NacMan said:
The increased freshman class is a very positive trend, indeed. Just to put it into numbers, though, that 10% increase would mean about 200 additional students (which tracks with the 230 additional beds in the re-opened dorms). To get back to 12,000 students would require at least another 3-4 years of 10% freshman growth per year. Where SFA could greatly increase the curve up in enrollment is via transfer students. I'm hoping that being in the UT system will get us more transfers from 2 year colleges.
What's doubly heartening is that this crop of freshmen are mostly real students who intend to stay at SFA for a full 4 years.
Back in the 2010s, SFA was playing games with the topline enrollment number by greatly expanding dual credit offerings to students across Texas who would take 1 or 2 total classes from SFA while enrolled in high school, but who had no intention of ever enrolling or getting a degree here. However, they could still be counted towards the 13,000 enrollment number. Some of our decline from 13,000 to 11,000 was actually a strategic reduction in dual credit agreements to ones that make more geographic sense.
The sky's the limit for @SFASU aviation sciences students who will be the first in the nation to fly the @Tecnam P-Mentor two-seat trainer airplane – and with that gain valuable training experiences on an advanced platform. SFA-branded too! #AxeEm 💜 ✈️https://t.co/ckL12M4jkX pic.twitter.com/pP5swaxPOu
— The University of Texas System (@utsystem) June 25, 2024
NacMan said:
Good speech from Weaver today, linked here. Weaver's remarks begin around 1:06.
He went over a lot of really good statistical information to give us a good picture of SFA in relation to other UT schools.
Overall enrollment will be down again in Fall 2024, but almost all of the drop this year is due to pullback in dual credit offerings.
Other highlights:
-We are 5th highest (out of 9) in cost (tuition +fees)
-last in expenditures per student
-8th out of 9 in faculty salaries
-last in amount of research produced
-last in % of enrolled graduate students
-3rd in 4-year graduation rate
I found it refreshing because it identified a handful of key areas where SFA needs to improve rather than the all-too-common "just do better everywhere" approach of previous years which unfortunately led to past improvement efforts lacking any focus.
The UT System’s newest president, Dr. Neal Weaver, has quickly developed a deep appreciation for the UT Regents' commitment to affordability and access to higher education. With support from the Regents’ Promise Plus Endowment, @SFASU’s need-based student financial aid program,… pic.twitter.com/qnJXFE5It0
— The University of Texas System (@utsystem) August 20, 2024
TallTexan said:
Do we have enrollment numbers yet?
Big news for Lumberjacks! 📣
— Stephen F. Austin State University (@SFASU) September 24, 2024
After years of establishing rigorous coursework and robust industry applications, SFA’s Bachelor of Science in engineering physics program has been accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. https://t.co/KEbvXzZews ⚙️🔧 pic.twitter.com/h7nfDyMPCS
TallTexan said:
Still no enrollment numbers?
And what's up with Hall 20? Something about students moving?
That is bizarre. We're like halfway through the semester.BigJack85 said:TallTexan said:
Still no enrollment numbers?
And what's up with Hall 20? Something about students moving?
Nope. And I have looked . Institutional Research normally has them. I looked. Not available.