Originally posted by Iupgh
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Power rankings of PASSHE campuses:
1. West Chester - Enrollment down but still steady. Emptying their cash reserves so it doesn't keep getting stolen to cover losses elsewhere.
2. Slippery Rock - Enrollment up 1.5%. Housing over capacity. Third-most cash reserves. Major renovation to Morrow Fieldhouse coming in 2025 that will be big.
3. Millersville - Enrollment up big for some reason. Largest increase in the system.
4. Kutztown - Basically holding steady in a good way.
5. Bloomsburg - would be #4 if not pulled down by having to manage two other campuses.
6. Shippensburg - Enrollment slightly up. Holding steady but a big divide between Ship and the rest below.
7. East Stroudsburg - Tons of town/gown challenges with student behavior.
8. California - Penn West is dragging them down, otherwise they'd be higher. Similar challenge to IUP - a lot of folks assume things are great like its 2009.
9. Lock Haven - Scuffling but the Commonwealth merger is helping. Town is taking hits too. Wrestling returning to supremacy.
10. Mansfield - Would be #11 if not for the Commonwealth merger keeping them propped up.
11. IUP - Enrollment just keeps dropping and the layoffs keep coming. 4 student-facing people let go this week. Most alumni have no clue what's going on.
12. Cheyney - With West Chester carrying much of the back end management, they're financially sound. If they brought back athletics they'd be golden.
13. Edinboro - Somehow ended up the loser of the Penn West merger. Enrollment and athletics in freefall. Campus is a ghost town. At least the town is doing alright.
14. Clarion - You know how when you're emptying a tub the water starts moving faster around the drain right before its done? That's Clarion.
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