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As enrollments dwindle and colleges close, towns hope developers will revive abandoned campuses
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Henry Epp
Jun 1, 2023
It isn't easy to find buyers for typical cinder-block campus buildings.
After high school years interrupted by COVID, students calculate the cost of college differently
May 25, 2023
This spring, there were 14.2 million undergraduates in the U.S., about 9% fewer than in spring 2019.
Another small college closes as declining enrollment and a hot job market bite
Apr 12, 2023
More than half a dozen have announced they're closing over the past year or so.
While undergraduate enrollment stabilizes, fewer students are studying health care
Feb 2, 2023
Undergraduate college enrollment may be leveling off, but fewer students are choosing to study a fast-growing field for jobs: health care.
Foreign students — who often pay full tuition — are returning to U.S. colleges and universities
Nov 16, 2022
International students are more likely to pay sticker price for a degree.
College enrollment has dropped again since last spring
May 26, 2022
Rising wages for entry-level positions may be luring young people who are opting to work instead of attend college. What might this shift mean for the workforce in the longterm?
Fewer students fill out FAFSA, enroll in college since pandemic began
Jul 21, 2021
The National College Attainment Network estimates that about 270,000 fewer high school seniors have filled out the FAFSA since 2019.
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Early signs suggest college enrollment could rebound this fall
Jul 5, 2021
In Maine, the turnaround is being driven by out-of-state students.
The economic impact of low college enrollment by undocumented students
Jul 11, 2019
Nearly 100,000 undocumented students graduate from high schools across the U.S. each year. Only a fraction enroll in college.
Here's what's driving increasing college enrollment
Apr 29, 2019
New data from the Labor Department show more high school graduates enrolled in college last year than in 2017. Nearly 69 percent of 2018 high school graduates went to college, compared to 67 percent the year before. College enrollment has steadily risen over the last decade or so. Click the audio player above to hear […]