Out-of-State Undergraduate Enrollment

To ensure that constituent institutions maintain a level of out-of-state undergraduate enrollment consistent with historical University policy and tradition, and one consistent with strong and balanced educational programs, it is recommended that the Board of Governors adopt this statement of policy:[1]

a. Each constituent institution, except the North Carolina School of the Arts, shall take necessary steps to limit the proportion of out-of-state students in the entering freshman class to not more than 18 percent by the fall of 1988. In any instance in which a chancellor believes that his institution would suffer serious problems or hardships in reaching this limit within the time provided, he may petition the president and the Board of Governors for an extension of time to meet the 18 percent limit, which petition may be granted on an annual basis not to extend beyond the fall of 1990. The petition shall set forth the reason for the request, the steps taken by the institution in furtherance of the policy, and the progress made. The chancellor shall furnish such other information as may be requested by the President.

b. The president shall monitor progress toward this goal, and shall make interim reports on fall 1986, and fall 1987, enrollments to the board.

c. The board shall review this policy in 1988-89 and consider then whether amendments should be made or further measures adopted.

d. It is the board's expectation that institutions will admit only academically well-qualified out-of-state students. In any year in which the average combined SAT score for out-of-state freshmen is below that for North Carolina freshmen, the president shall require a written report from the chancellor. The president will include in his interim reports to the board information on the average combined SAT scores for both groups of freshmen.

e. Beginning with the fall of 1994, any constituent institution, except the North Carolina School of the Arts, that exceeds the 18 percent out-of-state freshman enrollment limitation prescribed in paragraph (a) above for two consecutive fiscal years shall have its State operating budget reduced. This reduction shall be made in the second fiscal year in which the two consecutive fiscal year condition is violated; the reduction shall be made, on a non-recurring basis, immediately after the Board of Governors approves the annual enrollment report at its November meeting. The budget reduction shall be based on the number of out-of-state freshmen enrolled in excess of the 18 percent limitation and the established method used for calculating the operating requirements for regular term enrollment changes.

f. The Board of Governors may, on the president’s recommendation, authorize enrollment pilot programs that are exempt from the requirements of paragraphs (a) and (e) of this policy.