SSU is suffering from a $9.2 million deficit as a result of a trend of declining enrollment that began after enrollment peaked in 2015. While the University is not alone in its struggle to attract greater numbers of incoming students, with Humboldt and San Francisco State Universities also experiencing low enrollment, SSU is certainly being hit the hardest. Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, more than half of schools in the California State University system saw increases in enrollment, according to EdSource, a journalism group focused on California education. Sonoma State University was not among those, and the recent budget cuts are not helping the situation either.http://www.sonomastatestar.com/news/2021/3/16/budget-deficit-and-enrollment-down-at-ssu-but-officials-remain-optimistic
