Copper Griz said:Phat Cat said:You people better get some kids on campus. The fall of enrollment is going to kill ya. The Washington's won't pay for everything.
You people better hope oil rebounds and engineers continue to enroll. The U of M's enrollment won't drastically improve anytime soon. Unfortunately, MSU's (and many other institutions) enrollment will likely be stuck in reverse because of the economy, technology and the high cost of an education.
Oil rebounding would have more of an effect on the U of M since they have both a geology department and Montana Tech (where the Petroleum Engineers are) is part of the UM system, not MSU.
And oil is rebounding slowly. By summer of 2017 you will be paying $6/gallon for gas.