With AI use rising to 88% and cost, convenience and career outcomes shaping choices, colleges may need to view enrollment as ongoing trust-building— not a one-time yield metric.
Large majorities of students believe their investment in higher ed is worthwhile, that their degrees will lead to jobs and that they can express themselves freely on campus
A new analysis from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shows that earnings and job prospects vary widely by college major. The report finds higher unemployment in some tech fields and high underemployment in criminal justice and performing arts.
As these technologies become better at producing knowledge work, they risk hollowing out the ecosystem of learning and mentorship upon which colleges and universities are built, and on which they depend.
