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The enrollment cliff crisis: How to pivot, not panic

Niche

Were talking about that dreaded enrollment cliff , and its no longer impending. Higher ed has started to feel the brunt of a steady decline in enrollment, a trend underscored by recent data. The most significant driver of the higher education enrollment cliff is the sharp decline in birth rates following the 2008 economic recession.

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6 trends impacting community college enrollment in 2023

EAB

Blogs 6 trends impacting community college enrollment in 2023 For the past two years, it’s been difficult to focus on anything beyond the immediate consequences of the pandemic. Increased competition Community college enrollment is facing several new external threats outside of the traditional competition from other colleges.

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Phil Hill and the Unintended Consequences of Online Education Policy

Ruffaloni

Through the prism of one of Phil’s recent blogs on the “ enrollment turbulence ” facing institutions, our conversation focused on how proposed changes to three U.S. That news, combined with findings in RNL’s forthcoming white paper on “ Two Demographic Cliffs ,” set us up well for our discussion about enrollment health.

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California State University Enrollment Declines Continue After Pandemic Emergency

BestColleges

California State University reported an enrollment decline of 6.5% Only four of the 23 campuses in the CSU system recorded enrollment growth from 2019-2022. However, there was positive growth in the enrollment of historically excluded groups, with increases in Latino/a and Black student enrollments on multiple campuses.

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First-Generation College Students: Facts and Statistics

BestColleges

Note Reference [2] A first-generation college student is someone who is enrolled in college but whose immediate family members did not earn degrees. This report touches on key findings about first-generation college students, covering demographics, graduation rates, enrollment, and typical post-graduation income levels. September 2016.

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Does Undergrad Prestige Matter for Med School?

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

On the other hand, what if you’re enrolled at a notoriously difficult school with a strong reputation, like Johns Hopkins , Washington University in St. According to WashU, the following undergraduate institutions supplied the most students to their entering classes between 2011 and 2020: Washington University in St.

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After the Affirmative Action Ban, Are First-Generation Students the Answer to College Diversity?

BestColleges

While first-gen students comprise a growing percentage of undergrads, colleges must invest in programs that support first-gen learners and build partnerships to improve their enrollment, retention, and graduation rates. In those states, minority enrollment dropped when schools stopped considering race. In 2016, that number grew to 37%.