Universities to revist limits on freshmen, Palm Beach Post

By Kimberly Miller
November 11, 2008


There may be more space in freshman classrooms next fall as university leaders debate this week whether to lift a cap on enrollment that was approved in response to last year's state budget cuts.

In September, State University Chancellor Mark Rosenberg said he wanted to maintain the freeze on freshman admissions because he foresaw at least one more year of budget cuts.

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Tight times boost public colleges, USA Today

By Rich Hampson
October 27, 2008

forcing many high school seniors who were set on attending private colleges or universities to consider less expensive public ones.

"It's great for the public colleges," says Paul Kanarek, a vice president at the Princeton Review, the test preparation service. For years, he says, private schools usually got the top students, "based on the prominence of their brands and the size of their wallets. Now, the deck has been shuffled."

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State considers lifting enrollment cap, Gainesville Sun

By Nathan Crabbe
September 30, 2008


State universities won’t solve problems with access to higher education simply by admitting more students, according to a report released Tuesday by an advocacy group for minority students.

Higher education leaders are considering lifting a freeze on freshman enrollment at state universities. ENLACE Florida’s report instead promotes improving graduation rates and expanding options for four-year degrees at community colleges.

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FGCU president: Rapid growth at university is a positive, Naples Daily News

By Brad Kane
August 21, 2008

ESTERO — After growing from nothing to a bustling Southwest Florida university in 10 years, Florida Gulf Coast University enters its second decade of existence on Monday with more than 10,000 students for the first time ever.

FGCU President Wilson Bradshaw welcomed back staff and faculty with his State of the University address on Thursday as the university’s newest students moved into their new homes.

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Budget cuts slash FSU's freshman class, Tampa Bay Channel 10

August 21, 2008

Tallahassee, Florida - Florida State University's incoming freshman class is unlike any in the school's history. Its members are smarter than any other freshman class and it's the smallest in at least a decade. But Malia Dreyer won't be a part of FSU's wave of incoming students, though she had a 3.6 grade point average at her college preparatory high school in Winter Park. She's among more than a thousand who didn't' get in because of budget cuts.

Officials at FSU had to further restrict admission because of state budget cuts. This year's incoming class is 5,053. That's down from about 6,326 who entered last fall. In the last two years, FSU officials have had to deal with about $41 million in cuts and more are looming.

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