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College enrollment
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.
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 […]
Signs of decline in international student applications have colleges worried
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Adriene Hill
Mar 14, 2017
For a while now, universities and colleges have been concerned about international applicants and whether they’d be scared off by the politics surrounding immigration to the U.S. Now we have some signs those fears are founded. A new survey of about 250 schools finds about 40 percent of them have seen international applicant numbers drop […]
For public good, not for profit.
For-profit colleges see sharp drop in enrollment
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Andy Uhler
Jul 15, 2016
New data shows enrollment in for-profit colleges was down 10 percent in 2014.
College enrollment drops among low-income students
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Amy Scott
Nov 24, 2015
Despite billions of dollars invested, college access still lags.