SEMO enrollment declines after growth - Kennedy Meyer, Southeast Arrow

For the last four years, Southeast Missouri State University has experienced a decline in its number of students. It comes on the heels of 20 consecutive years of increased enrollment. There are a few things that have led to the decline in enrollment including lower birth rates, fewer high school graduates, and even a decline in community college enrollment, said Deborah Below, vice president for enrollment management and student success. Below noted students account for 61 % of the university's total revenue of $113,281,247 in FY19. https://www.semissourian.com/story/2606422.html