OT: BYU-I Numbers Up, ISU Numbers Down

[skippy57.0]

BYU-Idaho's enrollment rose another 700 students this semester, up to 13,800. ISU's "10th day" numbers are down, below 13,000, although a failure to count dual-enrolled high school students is partially to blame for that. Overall, total credit hours (the numbers use to generate state funding) at ISU are down about 1 percent:

http://www.journalnet.com/articles/2008/09/18/news/breaking/1.txt

 

[isusuperfan]

Hmmm...wonder why? There are reasons, but for the sake of being decent, I will refrain from comment

 

[skippy57.0]

Two biggest: cultural (Eastern Idaho is predominately LDS) and financial Member of the LDS Church can send their kids to BYU-I for much less than Idaho State. The loss of enrollment directly impacts the athletic department (and all departments at ISU), because of the direct loss of student fees.

 

[weberwildcat1]

Its not fair that in Utah we have put up with lame BYU and now we've dis'd you by putting a BYU in Idaho...

BYU Sucks!

Urs doesn't have sports at least...