[Vision2020] Gonzaga Leverages Basketball Success to Boost Academic Mission

[Scott Dredge]

President [Thayne] McCulloh credits Gonzaga’s volunteer leadership – in particular the acumen of members of the boards of Trustees and Regents – for identifying the opportunities presented by the success of basketball to grow enrollment to support academics.

Since 1999, when the Zags – led then by Coach Dan Monson – advanced to the Elite Eight in their second NCAA Tournament appearance before falling to eventual national champion Connecticut, Gonzaga’s undergraduate enrollment has risen 83.2 percent, from 2,816 (1998-99) to 5,160 (2016-17).
Other Key Figures 1999 vs. 2017:

  *   Total enrollment has increased 86.4 percent (from 4,061 to 7,572)
  *   Undergraduate admission applications have grown nearly 300 percent (from 1,841 to 7,342 – as of fall 2016)
  *   Freshmen enrollment rose 124.9 percent (from 569 to 1,280)
  *   The annual budget rose 289.2 percent (from $72.7 million to $283 million – as of May 31, 2016)
  *   To accommodate a larger student body, full-time faculty increased 55.5 percent (from 279 to 434), allowing Gonzaga to maintain a small average class size: 22 students (1998-99), 24 students (2016-17).

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