When classes began Monday at Missouri State University, there were 19,733 students enrolled on the Springfield campus.
Enrollment is down 2.9 percent, according to MSU officials. But degree-seeking graduate student enrollment set a new record. It’s up 10.7 percent.
MSU President Clif Smart said they expected to see a significant decrease in enrollment this fall. But he said, even with the pandemic, they’re starting the semester in a much stronger position than they anticipated.
He attributes that to what he calls “an aggressive communication plan to reassure new and returning students about our plans to safety reopen campus.”
The university’s official enrollment report will be available September 24.
