University Daily Kansan, April 2, 1985 Page 9 ENT BODY By J. Strohmaier rued from p. 1 Graphics by Andrew Hartley ment of the Lawrence and Kansas 市, Kan, campuses has remained stable, fluctuating between at 23,500 and 26,700 students. Stable enrollment indicates that the University continues to draw increasingly larger numbers of students despite a declining we to what we im- keep for meth we have at the same popular sorrow of young people in the country during the past eight years, Ambler saves. The number of graduating high school seniors in Kansas has fallen from about 35,000 in 1976 to 26,000 this year. Ambler says. It will reach a low of 23,000 by 1991, then start to grow again, he says. Bargain hunting Enrollment trends have not followed the declining high school senior trend in Kansas, largely because of KU's ability to draw more out-of-state students in the last decade. In 1974, 22 percent of the students on the Lawrence campus camouflaged themselves with a decide later, 28 percent of students on the main campus were out-of-states. "This is the end of the baby boom that started after World War II," he says. Ambler says out-of-state students are attracted to the University because of the school's prestige. Outside Kansas, Ambler says, KU concentrate recruits efforts on Kansas City, Mo., St. Louis and Chicago. "KU is a superb bargain," Budig savs. But low out-of-state tuition, compared with other large state universities, also helps draw students from other states. Among Big Eight Conference schools, only the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University offer cheaper out-of-state tuition. The University does not recruit foreign students, he says. "Their decision to come here is probably due to historical or family ties with the University," he says. Comparison shopping Big Eight student fees in 1984 Source: Big Eight business officers
ResidentNonresidentResidentNonresident
Colorado$1,4535,5351,5655,369
Missouri1,3553,9311,7194,547
Nebraska1,3313,2811,3192,279
Iowa State1,2423,4501,4723,600
Kansas State1,8512,8611,2613,111
Kansas1,1482,8281,2283,078
Oklahoma9072,6538642,544
Oklahoma State8782,6248552,535
Making the grades Source: Department of educational services Scholarship report Source: Department of educational services Living quarters Source Department of educational services Campus housing distribution As a percent of Lawrence campus Population plateau Lawrence headcount Fall 1965-1984 1965 13,565 1971 18,518 1974 20,395 1977 23,446 Source: Department of educational services Where the heart is Bulk of KU students are Kansas, Midwest natives ontgomery Headley traveled 20 miles from his home in Gardner to reach his room in Oliver Hall. His roommate. Mustafa Hussein, had to travel a bit farther. Hussein came to the University of Kansas from Lusaka, Zambia. Students on the Lawrence campus travel to Mount Oread from places as close as Tonga and as far away as Taiwan This semester about 16,400 Kansans, or about 71 percent of the students, are enrolled in graduate and undergraduate programs on the Lawrence campus. About 6,700 students, or 29 percent, come from the other 49 states and 99 foreign countries. Since World War II, KU has drawn students from across the country and around the world. But the bulk of student population at the University comes from Kansas. Every year, more students come from Johnson County than any other county in Kansas. In 1983, about 640 of the 1,700 freshmen came to KU from that county. In fall 1983, the most recent semester for which statistics are available on incoming freshmen, 250 students from KU to KU from every part of Kansas. Lawrence High School traditionally sends more students to KU than any other Kansas high school. The university has an Austin South High School in Overland Park runs a close second. In fall 1983, Lawrence High had 930 graduates in undergraduate programs on the Lawrence campus. Shawne Mission South had 920 students. Most out-of-state students come from the neighboring states of Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma. But Illinois, especially the Chicago area, has sent more students to KU during the past five years than any state except Missouri. New Trier High School in Winnetka, Ill., about 20 miles north of Chicago, had 121 students in the undergraduate program in 1983. It ranks 18th among high schools with students at KU. Out-of-state students are attracted to KU because of its high reputation for academics, says cancellor for student affairs. "Another factor is the historical attraction of KU to students out of state." Ambler says. "We are either the second or third most popular university (in the United States) among students from the New Trier area. We have always attracted a lot of students from St. Louis, too." Beyond the Midwest, students from some of the nation's coastal states choose to attend KU. Virginia, New York, Texas and California send more students to the Midwest than other states outside the Midwest. Recruiting visits by faculty, admissions workers, alumni and students encourage out-of-staters to make the trip to KU. Residential distribution Maine — 2 N.H. — 1 Vt. — 0 Total domestic freshmen — 2,619 Freshmen in fall 1983 Word of mouth, Amber says, is the best way for high school students to learn about KU. University Ambassadors, a group of KU students, make yearly visits to their homeown high schools. "The most important product in our recruiting program is the students," Ambler says. "We go to Chicago regularly because we are a relationship with the school staff." The same thing with the St. Louis area." In 1983, about 30 percent of freshmen came from towns with populations between 10,000 and 50,000. Almost 25 percent of the freshmen comes from cities with populations between 50,000 and 250,000. --- The top 25 high schools Undergraduates in fall 1983 Undergrads in fall | School (freshmen) | Total | School (freshmen) | Total | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 1. Lawrence (164) | 930 | 14. Washington (22) | 170 | | 2. SM South (126) | 930 | 15. Rockhurst-Mo. (27) | 152 | | 3. SM East (118) | 752 | 16. Hutchinson (14) | 128 | | 4. SM West (80) | 848 | 17. Kapaun-Mt. Carmal (23) | 124 | | 5. SM Northwest (85) | 511 | 18. New Trier-III (35) | 121 | | 6. SM North (41) | 365 | 19. Ward (14) | 111 | | 7. Leavenworth (36) | 243 | 20. Hayden (16) | 103 | | 8. Topaka West (36) | 237 | 21. Shawnea Hts. (25) | 100 | | 9. Bishop Milege (49) | 227 | 22. Selina Cent. (21) | 96 | | 10. Wichita SE (42) | 227 | 23. Selina Soil (13) | 96 | | 11. Otishe North (33) | 203 | 24. Manhattan (16) | 84 | | 12. Blue Valley (45) | 192 | 25. Wichita East (12) | 84 | | 13. Tacoma (30) | 192 | SM – Shawnee Mission | |