Enrollment Down Nearly 9% at Western Illinois University - RICH EGGER, Tri-States Public Radio

The WIU administration blames the uncertainty caused by the two year state budget impasse for this year's drop in enrollment. “When the budget impasse extended beyond the end of the fiscal year and was not resolved by June 30, and given the length of the impasse, students and their parents were concerned about public higher education in Illinois, and many made their college decisions before the budget impasse resolved,” said WIU President Jack Thomas in a news release issued Friday morning. He said the enrollment decline “comes as no surprise” and said it could have been much worse, given the situation with the state. http://tspr.org/post/enrollment-down-nearly-9-western-illinois-university