While this is the first time overall undergraduate enrollment is up post-pandemic, public and private nonprofit four-year institutions seeking freshmen students must take this data with a grain of salt, according to preliminary data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
As colleges continue treading past pandemic lows, new data suggests a light at the end of the tunnel for undergraduate enrollment., graduate enrollment steadies.
Declining enrollment is one reason it's more important than ever for institutions to provide the ROI for why today's students should pursue a college degree.