Tuition freezes seem like they would help all students, but a look at the data shows otherwise.
Topics: Enrollment
Women increasingly outnumber men at U.S. colleges—but why?
The Wall Street Journal recently highlighted the shifting gender ratios on U.S. college campuses, where women now account for 59.5 percent of students. Experts say the decline in men’s community college enrollment is especially concerning.
Circling back with 2020 high school grads to push college enrollment
School districts and colleges are reaching out to high school graduates whose postsecondary plans were disrupted by the pandemic in an effort to help them enroll.
U.S. college enrollment declined sharply this spring, report shows
Overall spring enrollment at U.S. colleges and universities was down 3.5 percent compared with the year prior, marking the largest year-over-year drop in at least a decade.
HBCUs working to bring back students with some credits but no degree
Historically black colleges and universities across the nation are mobilizing in an effort to re-enroll the more than 5 million Black adults who have partially completed a college credential.
The steep cost of inequality in higher education
Eliminating racial and economic disparities in college attainment is an expensive proposition. But failing to do so costs the United States far more, according to a new report from Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce.
Want to close college access gaps? Take action by 9th grade, study says.
A new report on students’ postsecondary success finds that very few students who are “off track” at the end of ninth grade ever enroll in college, suggesting that educators should intervene earlier to improve outcomes.
Community colleges get creative to attract students, address enrollment hurdles
Seeking to stem enrollment declines and remove access barriers for students, community colleges are intensifying their outreach and offering targeted incentives.
Pandemic may impede Latinx students’ college pursuits, experts warn
Pointing to this year’s enrollment and financial aid numbers, higher education experts are cautioning that the pandemic could reverse hard-won gains in Latinx students’ representation on college campuses.
States pursue FAFSA mandates to encourage college enrollment
A number of state lawmakers are introducing legislation that would require high school seniors to complete financial aid applications as a necessary step to graduate.
Sharp drop in share of high school graduates headed straight to college
A new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center indicates that nearly 22 percent fewer high school graduates went straight to college this year compared to last year’s class.
‘We are barrier-removers’: College access program meets rural students where they are
At a time when less than 30 percent of adults living in rural America have a postsecondary degree, The Ayers Foundation has developed a model for encouraging rural students to continue their education after high school.