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Private regional colleges will face stiff competition from public institutions, Moody’s predicts
These challenges will be particularly pronounced in the Midwest and Northeast, where the pool of traditional college-age students is expected to shrink.
By Laura Spitalniak • April 26, 2024 -
Cornell University reinstates ACT and SAT requirements
The Ivy League institution is just the latest top-ranked college to shed test-optional policies adopted during the coronavirus pandemic.
By Natalie Schwartz • April 22, 2024 -
Trendline
Enrollment and Retention
A look at the pandemic's continuing impact on enrollment and how colleges can ensure students stay on course.
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ACT partners with private equity firm, will transition to for-profit
The corporate structure change won't affect the price of the ACT test or students' experiences with it, the organization said.
By Kara Arundel • April 18, 2024 -
Greater financial strains loom over Wisconsin’s public universities, review finds
The system's president called on state lawmakers for more funding after financial reviews showed universities are facing deficits and liquidity issues.
By Ben Unglesbee • April 12, 2024 -
Harvard University revives standardized testing requirements
With the reversal, the top-ranked college becomes the latest Ivy League school to shed test-optional policies for applicants.
By Natalie Schwartz • April 11, 2024 -
Ohio’s Sinclair Community College to shutter 2 locations
Although the two sites together enrolled around 5,500 students at their peak, they hosted just one class between them this semester.
By Ben Unglesbee • April 11, 2024 -
Goddard College in Vermont to close
With insolvency looming, the institution opted to shutter permanently and struck a teach-out partnership with Prescott College in Arizona.
By Ben Unglesbee • April 10, 2024 -
FAFSA submissions from high school seniors are down 27.1%
Concerns about possible enrollment declines are growing amid the fraught rollout of the new federal student aid form.
By Natalie Schwartz • April 9, 2024 -
Deep Dive
Back from the brink, Hampshire College is nearing financial viability
In the past five years, the college recommitted to its mission, raised funds and revamped its curriculum. Experts say others can learn from its playbook.
By Danielle McLean • March 20, 2024 -
Deep Dive
Some HBCUs are seeing enrollment surge. Here’s why.
Leaders experiencing head count increases attribute them to a racial awakening, student success efforts and new funding.
By Danielle McLean • March 19, 2024 -
Do adults without degrees see the value of college?
New research commissioned by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation focuses on how 18- to 30-year-olds without college diplomas view higher education.
By Laura Spitalniak • March 13, 2024 -
Clarkson University to transfer 16 graduate teaching programs to Siena College
Siena expects to benefit from adding high-demand offerings, while Clarkson said the move will help keep its focus on technological education.
By Lilah Burke • March 8, 2024 -
Valparaiso University to weigh cutting 28 programs
The private nonprofit in Indiana will announce which degrees are ending by the beginning of fall 2024.
By Laura Spitalniak • March 4, 2024 -
Transfer enrollment rose 5.3% in fall 2023, pointing to pandemic recovery
Some of the biggest gains were among historically disadvantaged students, National Student Clearinghouse Research Center data showed.
By Laura Spitalniak • Feb. 28, 2024 -
How do state appropriations impact graduation rates among underrepresented students?
Peer-reviewed research found that an increase in state money can lead to better outcomes, especially among Black and Latinx students.
By Lilah Burke • Feb. 26, 2024 -
Eastern Gateway Community College to pause enrollment for all students after spring 2024
The break is intended to give the institution time to resolve ongoing financial difficulties partly stemming from financial aid restrictions.
By Laura Spitalniak • Feb. 23, 2024 -
New Wisconsin law will guarantee admission into UW System for top high school students
Gov. Tony Evers praised the program as a way to strengthen the state's workforce and retain graduates after college.
By Laura Spitalniak • Feb. 21, 2024 -
Pandemic learning loss could create another enrollment hurdle. What can higher ed do?
WICHE advised higher ed leaders to track K-12 assessment results and make a plan for getting prospective students college ready.
By Laura Spitalniak • Feb. 20, 2024 -
Hybrid state funding model may increase community college enrollment
However, completion rates for degrees and certificates are not affected by the funding mechanism, researchers found.
By Danielle McLean • Feb. 14, 2024 -
Marietta College to cut 3 dozen administrators and faculty
The move comes after the private nonprofit in Ohio unveiled plans last year to eliminate 10 academic programs with low enrollment.
By Lilah Burke • Feb. 13, 2024 -
Deep Dive
As states drop degree requirements, does a 4-year diploma’s value change?
Although new policies are propping up workers without degrees, experts say higher education will continue to play a role in hiring decisions and pay rates.
By Danielle McLean • Feb. 8, 2024 -
High school senior FAFSA submissions drop almost 57% year over year, NCAN finds
The form was available about three months later than usual, and seniors submitted roughly 676,000 forms by late January.
By Natalie Schwartz • Feb. 6, 2024 -
Baldwin Wallace University unveils job and program cuts to address budget deficit
The private Ohio institution has operated in the red for the past two years and has seen a decline in enrollment over the last decade.
By Laura Spitalniak • Feb. 6, 2024 -
Colleges begin pushing back deadlines amid FAFSA delay
The moves come after the U.S. Department of Education said it wouldn’t transmit Free Application for Federal Student Aid data to colleges until March.
By Lilah Burke • Feb. 2, 2024 -
Colleges should extend May 1 decision deadline amid FAFSA delays, higher ed groups say
Nine higher ed groups said institutions should provide prospective students and their families with flexibility during a tumultuous application cycle.
By Laura Spitalniak • Feb. 1, 2024