[82lsju]

So this year's larger class size is anomalous and unlikely to continue into future years? If so, too bad, as I was hoping otherwise. A smaller class may be nice for bragging about how exclusive we are, but it is better to find room for more of the many highly qualified applicants we get.

given undergrads can now live on campus all four years if the class size went up by ~300 per year the University needs ~1200 more dorm spaces, given the new General Use Permit was abandoned a couple of years ago I don't see how they could accommodate the increase in students without more dorms and I doubt many current students would be in favor of the old days when most undergrad ended up off campus for a year.

total undergrad enrollment last year was 6,366 which was 600-700 less than each of the previous four years, which to my implies that in addition to the 326 frosh who deferred ~300 other undergrads also took a gap year.  Total undergrad enrollment for this year should be available by the end of Oct

https://registrar.stanford.edu/everyone/...cs-2020-21

It will be interesting to see if there are any complications from having a bulge of students work their way through the University over the next four years.

[82lsju]

So this year's larger class size is anomalous and unlikely to continue into future years? If so, too bad, as I was hoping otherwise. A smaller class may be nice for bragging about how exclusive we are, but it is better to find room for more of the many highly qualified applicants we get.

given undergrads can now live on campus all four years if the class size went up by ~300 per year the University needs ~1200 more dorm spaces, given the new General Use Permit was abandoned a couple of years ago I don't see how they could accommodate the increase in students without more dorms and I doubt many current students would be in favor of the old days when most undergrad ended up off campus for a year.

total undergrad enrollment last year was 6,366 which was 600-700 less than each of the previous four years, which to my implies that in addition to the 326 frosh who deferred ~300 other undergrads also took a gap year.  Total undergrad enrollment for this year should be available by the end of Oct

https://registrar.stanford.edu/everyone/...cs-2020-21

It will be interesting to see if there are any complications from having a bulge of students work their way through the University over the next four years.