Enrollment up at SU Baton Rouge, Grambling State, SU Shreveport, and SU New Orleans

Graduates of the Southern University School of Nursing in Spring 2015

The current administration of Florida A&M University remains full of lame excuses for the continuing enrollment decline.

Elmira Mangum began her contract at FAMU on April 1, 2014. The university’s enrollment in Fall 2015 dropped to 9,920 (down from 10,233 in Fall 2014). That cost FAMU $9M+ from tuition and fee losses. FAMU expects to lose about $10M more due to its projected loss of 920 students in 2016-2017.

The enrollment at many historically black colleges and universities (HBCU) across the nation went down after the overhaul of the federal financial aid program in 2011. But a number of HBCUs are already recovering from the damage.

Enrollment is up at most of the public HBCUs in Louisiana.

Earlier this month, The Shreveport Times ran a story that listed the enrollment numbers.

Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge’s enrollment increased from 6,188 in Fall 2014 to 6,510 in Fall 2015.

Grambling State University’s enrollment increased from 4,504 in Fall 2014 to 4,553 in Fall 2015.

Southern University in Shreveport’s enrollment increased from 2,936 in Fall 2014 to 3,222 in Fall 2015.

Southern University in New Orleans’ enrollment increased from 2,674 in Fall 2014 to 2,709 in Fall 2015.