Given what I wrote in my column “Washington State University is not UW”, I am not surprised at this accelerated decline in UW enrollment.
The only thing that WSU can do is go back to its roots and be a top-notch university. But that will require them to do the unthinkable: reject wokeness.
Declining enrollment is forcing Washington State University to plan for a 6% spending cut.
The budget cut was announced in a Tuesday post on the institution’s website. The post directs WSU campuses, colleges, and units to plan for a 6% funding cut for the next fiscal year which starts in July. The administration says the cuts are needed to maintain the university’s fiscal health during this period of dropping enrollment. The post also indicates that the administration is expecting enrollment to continue to decline next year. The WSU administration is asking budget writers to begin crafting their spending plans earlier than usual.
WSU enrollment has dropped by about 13% since the pandemic began.
https://pullmanradio.com/dropping-enrollment-forces-wsu-to-prepare-for-6-budget-cut