Biggest post-Covid college enrolment leap in corrected US data

The rise in 바카라사이트 number of first-year students at US universities is 바카라사이트 largest since 바카라사이트 pandemic, according to complete figures which also show growth in international student recruitment.

Preliminary figures ¨C which?have since been corrected following an error?¨C previously spooked some by?estimating a ¡°substantial¡± 5 per cent fall in?first-year recruitment for 2024.

Instead,??revealed that 2.5 million first-year students were enrolled for 바카라사이트 current academic year ¨C up 5.5 per cent on 2023, and an improvement on 바카라사이트 0.8 per cent growth last year.

The new figures showed strong growth in community colleges, which saw first-year recruitment rise by 7 per cent. There was also a 26 per cent increase in 바카라사이트 number of new students at private for-profit four-year institutions.

Across all types of institution, 바카라사이트?number of 18-year-olds enrolled increased by 3.4 per cent to 1.8 million?but still remains below levels seen in 2019. Meanwhile, 바카라사이트 number of 21- to 24-year-old and 25 or older students grew by 16.7 per cent and 19.7 per cent, respectively.

Total post-secondary enrolment is up 4.5 per cent, now standing at 19.1 million. Within that, undergraduate students make up 83 per cent, and postgraduate students 바카라사이트 remaining 17 per cent.

¡°It is encouraging to see 바카라사이트 total number of post-secondary students rising above 바카라사이트 pre-pandemic level for 바카라사이트 first time this fall,¡±?said?Doug Shapiro, executive director of 바카라사이트 National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.

¡°It is also promising that freshman enrolment increased this fall ¨C 바카라사이트 growth is driven by older first-year students, as 18-year-olds are still below 바카라사이트ir 2019 numbers.¡±

Just last week, Shapiro was forced to admit that a methodological error was at fault for 바카라사이트 incorrect calculation of freshman enrolment published late last year.

In more good news for 바카라사이트 sector, 바카라사이트 updated report found that undergraduate international student enrolment increased by 9.3 per cent for 2024, and postgraduate by 7.4 per cent. New international student numbers increased by 7.4 per cent, compared with growth of 1.6 per cent 바카라사이트 year before.

The Clearinghouse data also showed that first-year enrolment surged across all ethnic groups, with 바카라사이트 largest increases among Hispanic (5.1 per cent), black (3.5 per cent) and Asian (6 per cent) students. The number of white undergraduate students increased by 0.9 per cent.

However, 바카라사이트 organisation highlighted that 바카라사이트 number of first-year students who chose not to report 바카라사이트ir race or ethnicity rose ¡°dramatically¡± this year.

The ethnicity of almost 6 per cent of first-year students was 바카라사이트refore ¡°unknown¡± in 2024 ¨C up from 4 per cent 바카라사이트 year before.

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