Complex sentence: But the projections proved wrong and rather than the forecast enrollment of 6,000 students in 1969, a decline in student numbers occurred, resulting in a student body of 1,076, which left the university saddled with near empty buildings and in dire financial trouble.
Split into simpler sentences: But the projections proved wrong and rather than the forecasted enrolment of 6,000 students in 1969 a decline in student numbers occurred resulting in a student body of 1,076. This left the University saddled with near empty buildings and in dire financial trouble.