Press Releases
Undergraduate Enrollment Grew in the Fall of 2023
Undergraduate enrollment grew 1.2 percent (+176,000) in the fall of 2023, the first increase since the pandemic, according to the National Student Clearinghouse’s latest research.
Progress in National College Completion Rates Continue to Stall, with Declines at Four-Year Institutions
Progress in the national college completion rate remains stalled, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center’s latest report, Completing College 2023. The six-year completion rate for the fall 2017 cohort was 62.2 percent, essentially unchanged since 2015.
Undergraduate Enrollment Grows for The First Time Post Pandemic, Despite Freshmen Declines
This fall, undergraduate enrollment grew for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center’s latest report. Initial fall 2023 enrollment data shows undergraduate enrollment increased 2.1 percent compared to 2022 and is now 1.2 percent above 2021 enrollments.
Nearly 76% of Fall 2021 Freshman Class Returned to College by Fall 2022
Of the 2.4 million students who entered college for the first time in the fall of 2021, 75.7 percent persisted at any U.S. institution by fall 2022, according to a new report released today from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.