The Journal reported today that ISU is anticipating a significant dip in foreign student enrollment this fall and an estimated loss of about $5.2 million in associated student fees. As noted earlier this will impact athletic department budgets.
The university is implementing new student recruitment tools and is hoping to see a positive impact in the coming years. In addition to declining foreign student enrollment, ISU has been significantly impacted by the rise of BYU-Idaho, where church members can send their kids for significantly lower cost than state schools like ISU. Last I looked BYU-Idaho had about 16,000 full time equivalent students. That's a lot of potential ISU students going to Rexburg.
The university is implementing new student recruitment tools and is hoping to see a positive impact in the coming years. In addition to declining foreign student enrollment, ISU has been significantly impacted by the rise of BYU-Idaho, where church members can send their kids for significantly lower cost than state schools like ISU. Last I looked BYU-Idaho had about 16,000 full time equivalent students. That's a lot of potential ISU students going to Rexburg.