Morgan State University experiences record enrollment surge, prompting housing solutions through Baltimore hotel partnership, offering additional beds.
Enrollment and demographic declines are leading some regional public colleges to entice students from neighboring states, stoking tensions and spurring competition. A high school student in Davenport, Iowa, or St. Louis, Missouri, will soon be able to attend the University of Illinois Springfield for the same price as an Illinois resident, thanks to a tuition-matching program approved last month by the UI system board of trustees. Designed to attract a larger pool of applicants and shore up falling in-state enrollment, the program, set to begin fall 2024, is just the latest example of a trend that’s picking up speed in the regions hit hardest by demographic shifts, most notably the Midwest and Northeast.