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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]idea fix would be to lose half their sports teams.

also, if I were these schools, I'd build another dorm or two on their many acres. add 400 more kids. move these enrollments from 2000 to 2400.

nobody would care if the average class size went from 17 to 20. the cafeterias and gyms can handle it. Just adds a few more kids who aren't athletes or drama kids or activists .. add some norms. round out the class.. and all that tuition drops to the bottom line, which must be good for something . [/quote]

This is essentially what Middlebury did. Went from just under 2,000 students in the late 80s/early 90s to 2,700-2,800 students now. Some good and some bad. On the downside, per student endowment goes down and acceptance rate goes up. Enrolling a class of 700 students takes a lot more acceptances than enrolling a class of 500, and SLACs have a limited universe of applicants. On the upside, more students = more revenue, newer facilities to accommodate the additional students, and a larger pool of graduates to hit up for donations.  [/quote]

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