2025 enrollment decline projected in higher education due to reduced birth rate post-2007 recession; rural states may be less impacted due to advance planning.
Enrollment cliff looms in higher education; some believe rural states like Dakotas & Minnesota won't be hit as hard. A 2025 decline, with 15% fewer 18-year-olds over 4 years, may affect colleges nationwide, due to a decrease in birth rate after the 2007 recession. However, some educational leaders in rural areas believe they're better prepared, having planned since 2017 for changes in enrollment.
April 06, 2024
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