Higher Ed’s Enrollment Fell Again This Fall, if a Bit More Slowly — from chronicle.com by Audrey Williams June
Excerpt:
New data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center provides a somber message about college attendance in the fall of 2022: Undergraduate enrollment, under severe pressure since the start of the pandemic, is still on the decline.
While the 1.1-percent dip in undergraduate enrollment this fall was less severe than the drops during the same period in 2020 and 2021, the loss of undergraduate students still hit every sector, according to the data, released on Thursday.
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- The college enrollment drop is finally letting up. That’s the good news — from npr.org by Elissa Nadworny
- US enrolment declines slow to pre-Covid levels — from timeshighereducation.com by Paul Basken
- America’s Ph.D. Production Experienced Its Steepest Drop on Record — from chronicle.com by Audrey Williams June
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- As the Pandemic Wanes, All Eyes Are on Enrollment — from insidehighered.com by Liam Knox and Sara Weissman
Institutions are eager to see this fall’s enrollment numbers as they prepare to strategize for a post-pandemic landscape. The data are scattered, but some trends are starting to emerge.