http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/campus_inq/Drexel-lays-off-cuts-positions-due-to-smaller-freshman-class.html
Interesting article about changes being made by Drexel University in Phila.
"The decision to reduce applications this year was an effort to focus on serious and qualified applicants. The university announced in January it would add a $50 application fee and eliminate its "VIP" fast application, which required neither an essay nor recommendations.
In 2014, only 8 percent of students who were offered admission enrolled, a very low yield. As a result of the recent changes, applications were halved, and Drexel's yield rate rose to 13.7 percent, with an uptick in the quality of accepted students based on SAT scores and grade-point averages..."
The article said their incoming enrollment dropped 5 percent this year.
They had previously announced huge enrollment expansion plans, and a large physical expansion west of the their current campus.
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