Why Are Colleges Seeing a Decline in Undergraduate Enrollments?
According to the Fall 2017 Current Term Enrollment Estimates report, higher education enrollment has declined for the sixth consecutive year.
Undergraduate Enrollments Down 224,000 in Fall 2017
The National Student Clearinghouse® Research Center™ released the Fall 2017 Current Term Enrollment Estimates.
18.3 Million Students Enrolled in Spring 2016; Down 1.3 Percent from Last Spring, According to Spring Current Term Enrollment Estimates
According to the Spring Current Term Enrollment Estimates from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, more than 18.3 million students enrolled in spring 2016, down 1.3 percent compared to spring 2015.
College Enrollment Down Once Again
Fall postsecondary enrollments continue to decline, according to the just-released Fall Current Term Enrollment Estimates from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
Spring 2015 Sees Decline in Student Enrollment
Spring postsecondary enrollments declined in 2015, according to the Spring Term Enrollment Estimates from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. College enrollments in spring 2015 totaled just under 18.6 million, down 1.9 percent compared to spring 2014. As in each of the last three years, the bulk of this spring’s decline is among students over the age of 24, whose numbers fell by 264,000 (-3.6 percent).
Postsecondary Student Enrollments Continue Decline in Fall 2014
For the third straight year, postsecondary enrollments have declined by more than 1 percent, according to the just-released Fall Current Term Enrollment Estimates from the National Student Clearinghouse® Research Center™.
Downward Trend in College Enrollments Shows Signs of Slowing
In the current term, college enrollments continued to decline, but at a slower rate than in recent terms, according to the just-released Spring Current Term Enrollment Estimates from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. In spring 2014, overall postsecondary enrollments decreased 0.8 percent from the previous spring, the smallest decrease since spring 2012, when enrollments declined 0.3 percent. The Clearinghouse first started reporting on current term enrollments in fall 2011.