International students are critical to US colleges. See which could be hit hardest by a ban

As the Trump administration announces sweeping steps to make it more difficult for colleges and universities to welcome international students, some schools are more vulnerable than others to ... Read More

How First-Year Enrollment by Race Has Changed Since 2010

Harvard marked one of the latest salvos in a decades-long national dispute over the role of race in college admissions. Since 2010, first-year enrollment by race has shifted: The share of ... Read More

After FAFSA issues, a steep drop in first-year enrollment - Inside Higher Ed

A year of blustery headwinds resulted in a sharp drop in freshman enrollment—the first since the pandemic, data shows. The FAFSA fiasco may have played an outsize role. Higher ed institutions this ... Read More

Sharp Drop In College Enrollment Raises Alarm - MSN

Fewer high school graduates began college this fall, with enrollment in that age group dropping 5 percent from last year, according to an analysis by the National Student Clearinghouse Research ... Read More

Overall college enrollment is up, first-year enrollment down - Voice of America

Overall college enrollment is up, first-year enrollment down FILE - A student delivers packages to the dormitory at DePaul University in Chicago, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. Read More

U.S. colleges face enrollment drop, fewer high school seniors : NPR

That includes a drop-off of more than 350,000 during the first year of the pandemic alone, and it means there are already 2.7 million fewer students than there were at the start of the last decade. Read More

Washington & Jefferson College seeing large spike in enrollment

Many colleges and universities across the country have seen a drop in enrollment. There are several reasons for it, but locally, Washington & Jefferson College is bucking the trend. Around since 1781, ... Read More

Freshman enrollment at U.S. colleges shows first drop since 2020 - The Spokesman-Review

News; Nation; Freshman enrollment at U.S. colleges shows first drop since 2020 Oct. 23, 2024 Updated Wed., Oct. 23, 2024 at 9:26 p.m. A growing number of small US colleges are under pressure ... Read More

In post-affirmative action world, area colleges see decrease in some minority enrollments - Yahoo

Among the 458 first-year students, 55 students, or roughly 12%, are Black or African American and 60, or around 13% are Latino American. White enrollment saw the sharpest decrease this year ... Read More

Why is college freshman enrollment down? The answer isn't clear. - USA TODAY

College freshman enrollment dropped this fall, and researchers aren’t sure why. It could be the mountain of problems with federal financial aid during the past enrollment cycle. Or it might be ... Read More

Up and down: Some area colleges see enrollment increase

Local colleges are seeing some encouraging enrollment numbers for the 2024 fall semester. Washington & Jefferson College welcomed its largest freshman class since its founding in 1781, with a record ... Read More