The 2024 State of Facilities in Higher Education

Higher education is still finding its footing post pandemic. Age-old notions of what a campus is and what it could be are evolving, student demographics are changing, inflation is compressing operations budgets, and the facilities workforce is shrinking.

The 11th edition of Gordian’s comprehensive report examines these trends and explores how higher ed leaders are navigating these new realities and the challenges of space, spending, and staff.

Topics include:

• The ratio of space-to-enrollment growth
• Reconciling existing campus footprints with the shrinking need for physical space
• How facilities investments have rebounded since the pandemic
• The impact of inflation on facilities operational budgets
• The challenge of hiring and retaining facilities staff, and the creative approaches colleges and universities are taking to find and retain talent

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