I was wondering if anyone has heard if there are any figures out about college enrollment trends nationally for Fall 2019. In my home state of Connecticut it was just announced that community college enrollment was down 4.7% and 3% at our 4 state directional campuses from last year.
From a government website:
Enrollment
How many students will attend colleges and universities in fall 2019?
About 19.9 million students will attend colleges and universities in fall 2019 (source).
12.1 million students will attend full time (source)
7.8 million students will attend part time
16.9 million students in undergraduate programs (source)
3.0 million students in graduate programs
14.7 million students in public institutions (source)
5.2 million students in private institutions
6.0 million students in 2-year institutions (source)
13.9 million students in 4-year institutions
How will college enrollments differ by student characteristics in fall 2019?
11.3 million female students (source)
8.6 million male students
10.5 million White students (source)
3.6 million Hispanic students
2.6 million Black students
1.3 million Asian and Pacific Islander students
0.7 million students of Two or more races
0.1 million American Indian/Alaska Native students
1.1 million Nonresident alien students (not identified by race/ethnicity)
12.5 million students under age 25 (source)
7.4 million students 25 years old and over
How does fall 2019 college and university enrollment compare with years past?
College enrollment in fall 2019 is expected to be about 5 percent lower than the peak of 21.0 million in fall 2010 (source).