@colfac92 I read those articles and was surprised that St. Mike’s is doing so well. We visited last summer and they talked about being overwhelmed by the class of 2018 and had to slow things down for the next class due to housing limitations.
It’s probably true the Northeast has stagnated in terms of college-ready population but there are always exceptions.
A similar school, St.Bonaventure, is likely to have a 20-25% increase for the class of 2020. Siena and Scranton also had good years.
Perhaps some families are looking at more conservative options now because of behavior on some campuses and overcrowding at state schools?