Category Archives: enrollment

International enrollment in American higher ed declined in 2025: new data

Just a quick post to note new enrollment data: specifically, there’s new research concerning international students attending American colleges and universities.  It’s not good. The Department of State posted new numbers about student visas over the past academic year. Inside … Continue reading →

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Higher education enrollment: new data for spring 2026

How is higher education enrollment changing, and what might it become in the future? These have been long-running interests of mine.  Today the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center just released its updated spring 2026 data. In this post I’ll dig … Continue reading →

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Fall 2025 enrollment data: uneven growth, emerging trends

How is college and university enrollment changing? I’ve been tracking this vital question for years. Today I wanted to share some new data then reflect on it. The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center just posted their Final Fall Enrollment Trends … Continue reading →

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International higher education study update

How is international higher education enrollment changing? Today I’m blogging the release of new research into this subject.  This morning the new Open Doors report appeared, from the Institute of International Education (IIE) and the United States Departments of State … Continue reading →

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New higher education enrollment numbers: a mixed bag

How is higher education enrollment changing? Today the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center published its first analysis of student numbers for fall 2024.  This is important data, as ever, and I’ll dig into it with this post. tl;dr version – … Continue reading →

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Peak higher education: seeing what AI makes of recent enrollment data

(This is an experimental crossover post for both my blog and Substack, since the topic applied to each of them.) As I write my new book, Peak Higher Education, I research a good amount of statistics.  Enrollment data, publication numbers, … Continue reading →

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Academic closures, mergers, and cuts: July 2024 edition

Greetings from the start of August.  This week I’ve been home, here in Manassas, and that’s meant some pretty substantial heat, with temperatures in the upper 90s and heat index cracking 101. Today’s post covers another kind of heat, how … Continue reading →

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Academic closures, mergers, and cuts: June 2024 edition.

As June just ran its course, I wanted to share stories of academic cuts I’ve been tracking from that month. I’ve actually been blogging this theme for months now (March 1, March 20, March 28, April, May), partly as evidence … Continue reading →

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Some college, no degree update: an enormous swath of higher education

What do we know about people who take some college classes, then leave the institution without any kind of degree? The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center just published new data on people who have some college, no credential (SCNC).  It’s … Continue reading →

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Spring enrollment data: a surprise upward curve

Greetings from the road.  This post is a bit sketchy, as I’ve been riding Amtrak for nearly 10 hours through multiple delays and seriously spotty internet access. Let me pose one of my standard questions. How is American higher education … Continue reading →

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