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http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060912/NEWS/609120389/1001/news

Miss. universities see growth

...USM, which lost about 1,000 of its 15,000 students after the hurricane, got back all but about 250 of its pre-Katrina students, according to figures released Monday by the state College Board....

...At USM, an increase in freshmen helped overcome the Katrina-caused drop in students. Paul said.

The freshman class jumped by 9 percent this year, the university said. Paul said it's the largest freshman class - about 1,500 - he can recall in 25 years at USM....

...MSU remains the state's largest university, with more than 16,000 students....

...ENROLLMENT

University Fall 2005 enrollment ... Fall 2006 enrollment ... Percent change

Alcorn State University 3,544 ... 3,539 ... down 0.1%

Delta State University 4,119 ... 4,216 ... up 2.4%

Jackson State University 8,416 ... 8,262 ... down1.8%

Mississippi State University 16,101 ... 16,206 ... up 0.7%

Mississippi University for Women 2,285 ... 2,428 ... up 6.3%

Mississippi Valley State University 3,165 ... 3,145 ... down 0.6%

University of Mississippi 14,901 ... 15,224 ... up 2.2%

University of Mississippi Medical Center 2,027... 2,092 ... up 3.2%

University of Southern Mississippi 15,030 ... 14,777 ... down 1.7%

State system 69,588 ... 69,889 ... up 0.4%

Source: State College Board


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Enrollment shows committment to education
http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060912/NEWS01/609120310/1002

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Reporter wrote:

Enrollment shows committment to education
http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060912/NEWS01/609120310/1002


A greater commitment to academic standards might produce a commitment to better spelling in newspaper headlines.

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The Clarion Ledger data seem to clear up the earlier USM PR statement in the Hattiesburg American that enrollment was down less than 2% when the data presented in the HA showed a drop of 2.2%. The numbers in the HA must be duplicated enrollment which looks better at 15,662 than the Clarion-Ledger unduplicated number of 14,777. The PR people appear to have reported the larger duplicated numbers to the HA, but they talked about the lower 1.7% drop in unduplicated numbers without mentioning those numbers. At best, this is spin. At worst it is an attempt to deceive.

Looking at the C-L data, the system grew .4% and USM was the only non HBCU school to show a decline. USM has fallen from a close second in enrollment five years ago to a distant third. This would suggest that beating up on your faculty in public is an ineffective way to make your university attractive to prospective students.

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IHL PR

http://www.ihl.state.ms.us/newsstory.asp?ID=422

Preliminary fall 2006 enrollment figures show increase

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