College Enrollment is Dropping: Here Are a Few Observations I’ve Made Talking to Recent High School Graduates

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis

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According to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, undergraduate enrollment year over year fell by 3.6 percent in fall 2020 and by 3.1 percent in fall 2021. Total undergraduate enrollment declined 6.6 percent from fall 2019 to fall 2021, representing a loss of just over a million students.

In fall 2020, 20.7 percent fewer students than in 2019 enrolled directly in college from high school, and more than...