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GovState reports small spring enrollment decline, strong early Fall 2026 application increases
Summary
President Joyce Ester told the board that GovState's Spring 2026 enrollment dipped 0.26% year‑over‑year while freshman applications for Fall 2026 are up 42%; graduate enrollment fell 11.6% year‑over‑year amid international recruitment challenges.
President Joyce Ester reported enrollment and application trends to the Board on Feb. 23. She said GovState experienced a slight negative enrollment decline of 0.26% year‑over‑year for Spring 2026 and that graduate enrollment was down 11.6% compared with the prior year, a decline she attributed in part to challenges enrolling international students. For Fall 2026 early indicators, Ester reported freshman applications were up 42% and transfer applications up 12%; domestic graduate applications were up 7.4% year‑over‑year.
Ester connected the application uptick to recruitment efforts and noted an advocacy day on April 16, 2026 when students, faculty union members, and employees will meet legislators; she also said she will give Senate testimony on April 14 and House testimony on April 16. The minutes do not include more granular demographic or program‑level enrollment breakdowns.
