Just two years after University of Missouri had protests that garnered national attention, freshman enrollment has taken a nose dive.
Here’s more via EducationDive.com:
In the wake of a spate of protests by students of color which shook up the administration at the University of Missouri, the college saw a 35% drop in enrollment from 2015 to 2016, which some school leaders said may be due in part to the controversy, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education.
With a wide array of options for high school seniors to consider when selecting a college, a controversy like the one the university faced could have been enough to drop it off of many lists