The Chronicle of Higher Education
July 01, 2021 Enrollment Management Trends, Student Success
Last fall, male undergraduate enrollment fell by nearly 7 percent, almost three times as much as female enrollment. The steepest decline and largest gender gap was found among students of color attending community colleges. Declines in Asian male enrollment were smaller compared to Black and Hispanic men, but still about eight times compared to Asian women. Increased pressure and gender norms also play a role in these disparities. Colleges are adding male-specific majors, mentoring, and advising programs in an effort to increase male enrollment.
The Wall Street Journal
June 19, 2021 Enrollment Management Trends
Hundreds of thousands of students who graduated from high school last spring veered off the path to higher education, diverted by the pandemic; the lowest enrollment in 20 years. Identifying and contacting those students to persuade them to enroll can be difficult: some have moved, some lost access to their high schools email networks, and some are employed full-time and do not want to give up their income. The longer they are away from formal education, the harder it could be to ultimately enroll them.
Higher Ed. Dive
June 14, 2021 Enrollment Management Trends, Research
The higher education sector didn’t get a reprieve from the enrollment losses that defined the fall term, new data shows. Instead, the numbers from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center found a few continuing trends.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
June 10, 2021 Enrollment Management Trends, Student Success
New data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center shows a total undergraduate college enrollment decline of 3.5%, a shortfall of 603,000 students. The decline was sharper in traditional-aged college students, and male student enrollment continued to fall more than female enrollment (5.5% vs. 2%). Enrollment fell in almost every undergraduate major except certain majors such as psychology (+4.8%) and computer and information science (+3%).
Higher Ed. Dive
June 08, 2021 Admissions, Enrollment Management Trends
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many 4-year colleges that required entrance exams temporarily moved to test-optional policies for admissions consideration. Research indicates that the SAT and ACT favor White and wealthy students over poor, Black and Hispanic students. Though policies and messaging across institutions was inconsistent and ambiguous this year, Admissions experts believe that these test-optional policies open doors for students whom higher education has historically boxed out.
Inside Higher Ed.
May 19, 2021 Enrollment Management Trends
Due to a decline in births from the 2008 recession, a demographic cliff (an anticipated 15% drop in freshman prospects) is anticipated to reach higher education institutions in 2025. Another large drop in births in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic will reach colleges in 2037. These demographic changes, paired with mounting factors that dissuade prospective students from investing in traditional degrees will require post-secondary institutions to be innovative and shift service delivery.
Higher Ed. Dive
May 05, 2021 Enrollment Management Trends, Student Success
Federal agencies have extended and clarified flexible policies for international students attending U.S. colleges during the 2021-2022 academic year, as well as eased some travel restrictions. This decision will allow students and schools to better plan for the upcoming academic year, but visa processing backlogs could be a potential hurdle.
Higher Ed. Dive
April 30, 2021 Enrollment Management Trends
A growing contingent of public and private post-secondary institutions are requiring students to be vaccinated in advance of the fall 2021 semester. Colleges typically require incoming students to be vaccinated against certain diseases, and are on solid legal ground to do so. The coronavirus vaccine, however, is currently approved under Emergency Use Authorization, which may make some institutions more hesitant to enforce its requirement.
EdSurge
April 16, 2021 Admissions, Enrollment Management Trends
The COIVD-19 pandemic significantly altered enrollment behaviors of students for the current enrollment cycle and possibly future cycles as well. Admissions and enrollment professionals question if pre-pandemic methods of predicting enrollment will remain relevant. If not, how can these predictive analytics be recalculated accordingly?
Higher Ed. Dive
April 12, 2021 Enrollment Management Trends
Data reported by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center reflects enrollment decreases in the transfer student population. The American Council on Education recently shared strategies with regard to editing credit transfer policies, a large barrier for enrollment of transfer students.