New higher education enrollment numbers: a mixed bag

How is higher education enrollment changing? Today the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center published its first analysis of student numbers for fall 2024.  This is important data, as ever, and I’ll dig into it with this post. tl;dr version – it’s a mixed bag. Total enrollment rose, but a key indicator fell. One caution: this is the first such report for the semester, representing just over one half of the Center’s respondents’ data. They’ll revise this over the next few months. The good news: total post-secondary enrollment rose 2.9% compared to fall 2023, with undergrad numbers rising 3% and grad... [Read more...]