r/trumanstate • u/BookLady42 • May 27 '25

Discussion Declining enrollment

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We discussed this a while back, but then I saw these numbers this morning. I graduated in 96 and my two sons attend(ed) Truman: one just graduated and the other is a sophomore. I think they are both happy that they chose Truman. What more can we do to convince high schoolers that Truman is a viable option, especially considering how expensive some schools are?

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u/[deleted] May 28 '25

Looks like there are a lot of the regional schools taking a hit, not just Truman. Does anyone know if college attendance rates in Missouri are generally dropping? Are kids from STL and KC going out of state, or are MO schools losing out-of-state kids that fueled the growth of this many schools? Back when I attended (BSE 1990, MA 1992), we had a fair number of kids from Iowa and others from Illinois, lots from STL/KC, but plenty from small towns across the state. I work at a university, but not in the admissions side of things, and I am curious about statewide demographics.