New federal data show two-year enrollment trends by age - Inside Higher Ed

Recently released federal higher education data show community college enrollment trends during the first two years of the pandemic differed based on the age of the students, according to a new ... Read More

Enrollment trends new and old emerge from pandemic - Inside Higher Ed

At WSU Pullman, the system’s flagship campus, freshman enrollment was higher than it had been in four years, but transfers were down by 20 percent. The result was an overall enrollment drop. Two other ... Read More

New Federal Higher Ed Data Released

The National Center for Education Statistics released new data on graduation rates, student outcomes, financial aid and admissions Tuesday, according to a press release from the Institute of ... Read More

Erroneous data showed first-year decline; it actually rose - Inside Higher Ed

In October, the National Student Clearinghouse reported that first-year enrollment fell by 5 percent. Now, citing a research error, they say it actually increased. In October, the National Student ... Read More

U.S. can improve data collection on AI/AN college students - Inside Higher Ed

A new report urges the Department of Education to implement standards that improve data collection for American Indian and Alaska Native students. The Trump administration may derail this work. Native ... Read More

Spring enrollment steady, just not for all institutions - Inside Higher Ed

While small percentage changes in enrollment by gender carry over trends from this past fall, they hardly put a dent in the gender gap that’s emerged over decades in higher education, where women far ... Read More

Enrollment passes pre-pandemic levels with first-year surge - Inside Higher Ed

Total enrollment surpassed pre-pandemic levels for the first time and first-year enrollment grew 5.5 percent. It’s a shocking finding after last year’s enrollment pessimism—and a complete reversal ... Read More

New data tool projects enrollment and demographic trends - Inside Higher Ed

A new data dashboard is helping college leaders prepare for expected enrollment declines and demographic shifts. A new digital tool aims to help campus leaders prepare for an impending demographic ... Read More

Freshman enrollment up this fall; data error led to miscount - Inside Higher Ed

The October report showed first-year enrollments fell by 5 percent, in what would have been the largest decline since the COVID-19 pandemic—and appeared to confirm fears that last year’s bungled ... Read More

Enrollments stabilize but fail to show signs of recovery - Inside Higher Ed

New data show enrollments have largely stabilized after the pandemic nosedive. But recovery remains elusive, and demographic shifts threaten to keep it that way. After two years of free-falling ... 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

Enrollment trends diverge at two Pennsylvania mergers - Inside Higher Ed

Two newly consolidated institutions in Pennsylvania saw opposite enrollment trends this fall, raising questions about the link between mergers and head count. The Pennsylvania State System of Higher ... Read More