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Title: Colleges Are About to See a Big Decline in Applicants

Link: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/09/12/1954...

US colleges face a prolonged enrollment decline beginning this fall as high
school graduating classes shrink for the first time since the Great
Recession. The incoming freshman class marks the start of a 13% drop in high
school graduates through 2041, falling from 3.9 million to 3.4 million
students. The decline stems from reduced birth rates during the 2008
financial crisis and subsequent years. Regional four-year institutions in the
Northeast and Midwest states face potential applicant pool contractions of
15% or more. Small liberal arts colleges, comprising 40% of the higher
education market, are particularly vulnerable. 40% of private colleges posted
financial losses in 2023. Top-ranked schools in the US News top 50 are
expected to experience minimal impact due to sustained national demand for
limited seats.

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