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The Missing Men

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.

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Last fall saw ‘unprecedented’ drops in college persistence rates, report finds

Higher Ed. Dive

July 08, 2021   Enrollment Management Trends, Student Success

According to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, first-year persistence rates dropped to 73.9% in fall 2020, with community colleges seeing the largest decline, followed by private and public four-year colleges. Racial and ethnic disparities continued – 87% of Asian students persisted into their second year, compared to around two-thirds of Black and Latinx students. Additionally, retention rates fell by 0.7% and the downward trend continued in the spring. Colleges are hopeful that in-person classes will increase enrollment; however, high school seniors have mixed feelings.

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Hunt Is On for High-School Graduates Who Left the College Path

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.

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6 charts showing the state of college enrollment in spring 2021

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.

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Spring Enrollment’s Final Count Is In. Colleges Lost 600,000 Students.

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%).

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How the national test-optional experiment played out at US colleges

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.

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A Second Demographic Cliff Adds to Urgency for Change

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.

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International student flexibilities extended as colleges plan for fall

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.

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More colleges are requiring coronavirus vaccines. How will they enforce them?

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.

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Can College Predictive Models Survive the Pandemic?

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?

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