BJU Balderdash for $400, Alex!

Answer: DAILY DOUBLE!

Since Bob Jones University claims its freshman enrollment is a constantly changing number that is impossible to estimate or predict until after all the freshmen show up for the fall term, I figured I'd step in and see if I could help the BJU enrollment office by reviewing the freshman enrollment trend over the past few years.

One place you can find this historical enrollment data is the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education website. The CHE site has all sorts of enrollment information for South Carolina colleges and universities. It's very easy to use, and in about five minutes I was able to put together a simple chart showing the number of first-time freshmen reported as enrolled for the fall term over the past few years.

So, Class of 2015, let's go back to the original question Heather asked Alex a few days ago:

Well, let's see, Heather. If the current trend continues into the fall term, you can expect the number of first-time freshmen in your class to be around 500 to 550. That number, by the way, represents a massive decline in incoming freshmen (around 45%, give or take) from just four years ago.

Actually, enrollment at BJU has been declining so much in the last few years that they've had to revise the overall enrollment numbers on their own website, too. Here's what BJU's "Fast Facts" page said back in 2008:

And here's what BJU's "Fast Facts" page says today:

From 5,000 to 4,000 in just three years. Now THAT's what I call constantly changing!

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