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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Endowment matters. Another thing to look at is competitiveness of the applicant pool and whether schools are filling their classes.  The NEASACs and better midwestern SLAC might have to go deeper in the applicant pool, but will still fill classes.  The schools that still have slots when the “still open for applications/reopening applications” list comes out on 5/1 (may be 5/15 this year) are more concerning.  That means even going to the WL they could not fill a class.  If it happens once (I think Purdue once had underenrollment in arts & sciences), it could be an odd year in terms of admissions calculations. [b]But, I’ve been sad to see schools like Earlham pop up on the list consistently. That’s a problem and I’d think twice. (I believe Earlham is also in a cash crunch though, so… which is too bad, I know a couple of amazing grads from there, and am aware of their financial situation because my own kids considered it.[/b]  Did not apply because of the endowment plus not filling classes issues). [/quote]

Earlham gets an A+ from
Forbes and has a 1/2 billion dollar endowment, but it has under 1000 students. [/quote]

Earlham has a strong endowment, but its flagging enrollment is forcing it to dip into that endowment to keep operations running. If that happens too many years in a row, financial trouble could loom. They need to find a way to get back over 1000 students without having to "buy" those students by discounting tuition too much. The same issue is happening at schools like Bennington and Bard that occupy the same narrow woke niche as Earlham.[/quote]

I was right there with you until “woke,” which is the sign of a non-serious person at best and a concern troll at worst. Find better words. Maybe by attending a SLAC?[/quote]

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