

Officials at each say the growth is thanks to strategic planning, innovative tactics and a compelling message.

Text therapy: With college counselors in short supply, Greek organizations find alternativeĪt a time when enrollment in colleges and universities has been trending downward nationally, some area private colleges are bucking the trend that has been troubling similar institutions across the country.īutler University, Marian University and the University of Indianapolis are all expecting record classes of first-year students to arrive on campus in the coming days.

What happens when your college closes?: Marian University is crawling with Pumas - transfers from closed St. And it's not the only private school in Marion County with record numbers of students enrolling for the fall semester. "Right about March, maybe even earlier, we started looking at some of the counts saying, 'It could be,'" said Lori Greene, Butler's vice president of enrollment management.Ī record-setting class was not necessarily the goal for Butler this year, but it will be the reality. This weekend, the picturesque midtown campus will welcome more than 1,300 incoming freshmen. Several years ago, Butler University set a goal to grow its incoming classes to 1,175 students. View Gallery: Move-in day at Marian University
