It appears SUBR's enrollment is definitely on rise again........

[JAG89]

It appears SUBR's enrollment is definitely on THE rise again........

There is over 1,200 freshmen enrolled this year compared to 900 freshmen enrolled at the same time last year and there's still 2 weeks left for final enrollment. That's a 33% increase of freshmen from last year. It seems like the school is well on its way to climb back to over 10,000 students again.

http://www.wbrz.com/news/southern-university-sees-a-rise-in-enrollment-numbers

 

[PsychoJag]

Yessir.....

 

[jstate83]

Great.
Always good to see ours schools growing instead of following the national hbcu trend of shrinking.

 

[jsupop33]

SUbr won't have a problem getting back to 10k and this time, you won't have to sacrifice graduation rate and what not because you guys pushed your standards up. I know some of yall alumni didn't like it but it looks like that decision will build a stronger Southern.

 

[Olde Hornet]

Kudos to SU

 

[C-LeB28]

Great job SU!

 

[Tigerpride]

Where are they/ya'll getting 10K from?

 

[jag4life]

Where are they/ya'll getting 10K from?

Goals. "Well on its way".. not there yet

 

[JAG89]

Where are they/ya'll getting 10K from?

You do realize at SU's peak, the university had over 11,000 students back in the early 80's.

 

[Tigerpride]

You do realize at SU's peak, the university had over 11,000 students back in the early 80's.

That was not my question.

 

[Tigerpride]

Goals. "Well on its way".. not there yet

Oh.... ok... thanks.

What is the enrollment now?

 

[JAG89]

Oh.... ok... thanks.

What is the enrollment now?

Last year it was like 7,300. It should be near 8,000 now. If the incoming freshmen classes continue to rise at the same rate as this semester of 33%, it should take approximately 3 to 5 years to get over the 10,000 mark.

 

[JAG89]

That was not my question.

I guess you didn't see where I typed that the school is well on its way to climb back to over 10,000 students again. You needed jag4life to clarify that for you. LOL!!!

 

[Jimmyoliver]

Where are they/ya'll getting 10K from?

I think JSU enrollment will probably be around 10,500 - 11,000 this fall. Heard today 200 students without dorm room due to overcrowding even with jsu's two new additional resident halls. Go jsu

 

[Tigerpride]

I think JSU enrollment will probably be around 10,500 - 11,000 this fall. Heard today 200 students without dorm room due to overcrowding even with jsu's two new additional resident halls. Go jsu

We won't be that high but we lookin real bad in these streets with no place for students to go.

 

[Tigerpride]

I guess you didn't see where I typed that the school is well on its way to climb back to over 10,000 students again. You needed jag4life to clarify that for you. LOL!!!

yes, because your statement was misleading and lacked vital info.

 

[Jimmyoliver]

We won't be that high but we lookin real bad in these streets with no place for students to go.

10,500 is very possible you must not forget online and Madison campus. We were 9,500 last year so even if there 500 addition from freshman, transfers and just new students period on top of 500 from online and Madison and JSU new public policy building downtown could easily be 10,500. Last I heard is they were expecting 10,600 is what the lady at JSU welcome center said. I asked her at the meet the coaches event last week.

 

[Tigerpride]

10,500 is very possible you must not forget online and Madison campus.

I'm curious to see what the number is. We won't have an official number until the first week of September.

 

[JAG89]

yes, because your statement was misleading and lacked vital info.

So you needed someone to tell you exactly what I said word for word? I guess the T.V. news station was misleading and lacked VITAL information too or maybe logic is not your forte'. LOL!!!

 

[Jimmyoliver]

It's sad that the state of Mississippi put a halt to JSU building new dorms imo only because JSU is fastly catching up to USM. I notice quite a few Caucasian people who are not racist actually including JSU in as one of the the big 4 instead of the big 3 being MSU, UM and USM.!!!! But our president is so smart she actually trying to increase online and commuter enrollment. So again the state can't stop us and if I'm not mistaken there's plan to renovate Stewart and the old football dorm back into active dorm facilities. And the way Alexander hall looks after renovation I'm excited to see how these other two will look

 

[2kool]

Hundreds of JSU students find no rooms available
http://www.wapt.com/news/hundreds-of-jsu-students-find-no-rooms-available/34791140

Many students without housing at Alabama A&M
http://www.waaytv.com/appnews/many-...cle_8988eeea-42d1-11e5-9873-07edf78e2f64.html

 

[CEE DOG]

If we fix the dorms on campus we could get our enrollment up. No reason three or four dorms are empty.

 

[JR]

You do realize at SU's peak, the university had over 11,000 students back in the early 80's.

Yep. My Soph and JR year we blew past that mark. It was crazy.

 

[Jimmyoliver]

If we fix the dorms on campus we could get our enrollment up. No reason three or four dorms are empty.

Your exactly right because I know at JSU for every 100 students is $1million dollars.

 

[JAG89]

Yep. My Soph and JR year we blew past that mark. It was crazy.

Good thing SU has finally updated its dorms. I can still remember the Blind School dorms having like 4 or 5 deep to one room. Now that SU is back on the rise, it should be easy for the school to accommodate 11,000 to 12,000 students. I do believe there are plans for more dorms on campus in the future, which is why I think they quickly cleared out the old dorms that made up the Magnolia Triangle. Also, I do believe Grambling has improved its dorms situation over the years.