Applications for admissions up by 30 percent over last year

FAMU’s first time in college (FTIC) applications for fall 2022 are up by 30-percent over this this time last year, according to an analysis by the Office of Institutional Research. Admits are also up for those same students by 48-percent.
 
Florida College System transfers are down by 3.82 percent.
 
Nationwide, college and university enrollment have been down by an average of 6.6 percent since the start of the coronavirus pandemic as more Americans have chosen jobs over pursuing higher education.
 
A few HBCUs have bucked that trend and actually saw enrollment gains in the wake of the pandemic and national social unrest. Howard U. grew by  28 percent to 12,068 students since 2019, while NC A&T’s enrollment grew by 6 percent to 13,322, and Morgan State grew by 9 percent to 8,469 students.  
 
FAMU, on the other hand, saw its enrollment decrease since 2019 by 2 percent, as Florida was the only state in the nation not to waive the SAT/ACT test requirement during the pandemic.
 
FAMU VP for Student Affairs William Hudson, attributed the enrollment dip to the pandemic, admission testing rules in Florida, and the university’s increased admission standards which focused on increasing retention and graduation rates.  “We’re hoping and we’re pushing to try to increase enrollment this year, Hudson told a Washington Post reporter last week. “The university will also focus on recruiting more transfer and graduate students,” he added.