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March 29, 2025 Vol 121

Tag: enrollment

Houghton Welcomes Increase in First-Year Enrollment

Enrollment for the 2016-2017 year has shown significant changes in the make-up of the incoming class. Most notably, the ratio…

Enrollment and The Hail Mary Pass

A Vanderbilt University study concluded colleges that had recently closed had enrollments of fewer than one thousand students and endowments of…

After a Two Year Decline, the Incoming Class is Up 10% From Last Year

After two straight years of decline in enrollment, Houghton’s numbers have risen again. “We are back up,” said Eric Currie,…

Are Students Just Looking to be Entertained?

Earlier this week, CAB decided to cancel its Houghton’s Got Talent (HGT) event due to lack of student participation (for…

Houghton in Context: The State of Higher Education

Tuition rates seem to soar as enrollment drops.  Staff suffers position cuts and Contemporary Contexts is discontinued.  Students talk of…

College Golf Teams Eliminated

Due to the enrollment shortfall this year, many Houghton departments and programs have had to trim their budgets significantly. One…

Enrollment Numbers Short of Anticipated Target

With the start of the Fall 2013 semester came approximately 280 incoming students, a number that falls just below the…