NDSU provost warns of possible cuts due to $6M in lost revenue from enrollment decline

FARGO — The chief academic officer at North Dakota State University has alerted the campus of possible budget cuts in the works. Provost Shari Veil sent an email to all NDSU faculty and staff earlier this week, saying a decline in student enrollment this fall will mean $6.1 million in lost revenue for the university. The email, dated Monday, Nov. 2, called the circumstance a financial reality that must be addressed. We cannot absorb a shortfall of that size indefinitely without making changes, Veil wrote. The university shared the email with The Forum Thursday but said no one was available for further comment. Members of North Dakota State University's "Yell Leaders" from left Oliia Maulding, Grace Jensen, and Bethany Dick show off their team spirit while waiting to welcome students back to school on Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. Forum file photo NDSU's fall 2026 enrollment was 11,609, representing a 2.9% decline or loss of 343 students. The previous three ye