The postsecondary education sector is grappling with mounting financial challenges, including declining enrollment, rising operating costs, and reduced tuition revenue.
These pressures have led to an increase in college closures, mergers, and financial distress, with far-reaching impacts on students, employees, and local economies.
Declining Enrollment Threatens Colleges, Sparking Closures And Economic Fallout
If only someone had pointed out the effects of demographic collapse … college enrollment is down 15% since 2010.
For every 100 males graduating from college, there are now 142 female graduates as college becomes increasingly a female focused activity. And contrary to widespread “women in STEM” stories, slightly more women than men graduate with STEM degrees (when you count all STEM degrees and do not just count computer science and engineering as STEM).
