Since arriving at Kansas State over three years ago, president Richard Linton has been tasked with increasing student enrollment. After nearly a decade of declines, K-State has seen increases each of the past two years, including a 2.8% enrollment increase last fall.

Appearing on Within Reason with Mike Matson on KMAN this week, Linton said K-State is following a University of Arkansas model to attract high performing out-of-state students, by offering in-state tuition or a significant discount on out-of-state tuition.

“I think last year we were up 14% in our out-of-state students, so it’s a way to be able to go after a higher student market,” he said. “I think we also need to do a better job of articulating the value of higher education and the value of a degree.”

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