The hard choices that must be made to balance budgets at higher education institutions can be painful and have dramatic consequences that may linger for years. If enrollment projections and therefore tuition income/budgeting projections for future years are inaccurate, then the result may be unnecessary or insufficient budget reductions, both of which can be problematic and contribute to financial instability. This article addresses the need to link budgeting and planning by describing an innovative solution for developing enrollment projections created through a partnership between the Office of Institutional Research and the Budget Office at the University of Delaware. Planning for an uncertain future in the face of challenging economic conditions continues to be a priority for higher education administration. The purpose of this article is to document an accurate, simple, and effective enrollment forecast model. The authors also illustrate how the Budget Office uses these data in budget formation. (Contains 8 figures.)