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Colleges are about to start running out of students
Morning Brew ^ | September 1, 2026 | Sam Klebanov

Posted on 09/26/2026 8:25:52 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican

There’s about to be fewer feet sticking to frat floors and hands slapping the bag. US colleges are facing an enrollment cliff after the population of Americans aged 18 peaked last year.

Undergraduate enrollment is projected to decline by 13% in the next 15 years, according to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education. Meanwhile, many schools are already in a pickle: Families are increasingly bargain hunting for the most generous financial aid as they doubt the value of a higher education. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has restricted international student visas, denting enrollment in the process.

(Excerpt) Read more at morningbrew.com ...


TOPICS: Education; Society
KEYWORDS: 2025; 20260831; academia; colleges; demographiccliff; demographics; education; enrollment; schools; studentenrollment; studentvisas; universities
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To: MinorityRepublican

Looks like a bunch of communist college profs and admins are going to have to find real work.


41 posted on 09/27/2026 3:57:27 PM PDT by FLT-bird
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