In some programs, larger classes would be contrary to the discipline. Some students come to St. Thomas because of personal attention and small class size. There needs to be different approaches for different disciplines. Continued growth may be good for some programs, e.g. Social Work, MBA, etc. MBA may be easy because students take one class at a time and they use adjuncts that assist in the quality growth.
Growth is driven by demographics.
Some schools raised requirement standards to decrease numbers in hopes of improving quality. When you change standards, you may see a short term drop in enrollment, but a positive long-term effect. The university needs to understand that there are fluctuations in program enrollment and can't expect constant growth all the time. We are polarized by the way the questions are asked. Cost and Quality Obviously budgets are part of the issue, but only part.