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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In financial trouble. [/quote]

Cite?[/quote]

Reducing tuition.  Low enrollment.  Small endowment.

Gimmicks to attract students.

https://cardinalnews.org/2023/05/25/roanoke-colleges-rebrand-plan-includes-an-mba-program-football-and-even-a-food-truck/[/quote]

You might be confused. You think making it more affordable to attract more students is a sign of trouble? Your cite makes Roanoke look innovative which is the opposite of financial issues. [/quote]
It's hard to say what exactly would be the "opposite" of financial issues. My first thought was having of exorbitant wealth. "Innovative" did not come to mind. In any case, Roanoke, like many private colleges of its size and stature, has faced declining enrolment and needs students badly. Not unique to Roanoke and not something that can be denied.[/quote]

Roanoke has more undergraduate students than W&L. Does W&L need students badly?[/quote]
Absolutely not! As is evidenced by their 20% acceptance rate, there is more than enough demand for a Washington & Lee education.[/quote]

So Roanoke’s size is actually irrelevant?Why are you worried about acceptance rate? JMU accepts 76%, similar to Roanoke’s 79%. Is JMU in financial trouble? [/quote]
I have no idea. Maybe. I do know that Roanoke does not receive state funding in the same way that JMU does.[/quote]

Do you think every private college that isn’t selective is in financial trouble? In other words, every college in VA that isn’t W&L and UR. [/quote]
Absolutely not! I do think that most schools in financial trouble are unselective private schools.[/quote]

How do you define unselective? Do you have any actual evidence that Roanoke is in financial trouble?[/quote]

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