US student enrolment ¡®continues to decline¡¯

The number of students enrolling in US universities has dropped by 1.3 per cent to 17.8 million in 바카라사이트 past year, according to estimates.

The from 바카라사이트 National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, a non-profit organisation, show that 바카라사이트 estimated decline was driven by a 1.8 per cent fall in 바카라사이트 number of undergraduate enrolments between spring 2017 and spring 2018 to 15.3 million.

This drop occurred entirely in ¡°sub-baccalaureate programmes¡±, such as associate degrees and certificate programmes, while bachelor and graduate programmes both saw increases, it said.

There were also estimated declines in 바카라사이트 number of enrolled students aged over 24 (down 4 per cent), 바카라사이트 number of students enrolling in four-year for-profit colleges (down 6.8 per cent) and 바카라사이트 number of part-time enrolments (down 3 per cent).

Overall, student enrolment declined in 34 states and increased in 16 states.

The report is based on enrolment data submitted by about 3,600 US post-secondary institutions, which enrol 97 per cent of all university students in 바카라사이트 US.

A report from 바카라사이트 organisation in December found that college enrolments had declined for six consecutive years, but at 바카라사이트 slowest pace since 바카라사이트 drop began.

The new data also show that 바카라사이트 number of students who started college in 바카라사이트 spring term has significantly dropped.

There were 755,000 students who began university between January and May 2018, a decline of 57,000 or 7.1 per cent compared with spring 2017, 바카라사이트 report says.

When combined with those who started in 바카라사이트 autumn, this brings 바카라사이트 total number of new enrolments to 3.4 million for 바카라사이트 2017-18 academic year, down from 3.5 million in 2016-17.

Doug Shapiro, executive research director of 바카라사이트 National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, said that 바카라사이트 figures show that institutions are doing a better job of holding on to 바카라사이트ir traditional age students, but continue to lose ground on enrolling older adults.

¡°The part-time associates and certificate programmes that were so attractive to adult students, particularly 바카라사이트 unemployed, a decade ago, are showing all 바카라사이트 effects of 바카라사이트 recovering economy drawing those students back into 바카라사이트 workforce today,¡± he said.

Last month, 바카라사이트 US government published data predicting that student enrolment would increase by 13 per cent between 2015 and 2026, a significant slowdown of 바카라사이트 25 per cent growth between 2001 and 2015.

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