US university enrolment drops for eighth year

US university enrolments declined by 1.7 per cent this spring, marking an eighth straight year of decreases during a time of economic growth.

Florida and Illinois took some of 바카라사이트 biggest hits, with enrolments in both states falling by about 5 per cent, according to 바카라사이트??from 바카라사이트 National Student Clearinghouse Research Centre.

Enrolment at two-year public institutions declined 3.4 per cent and four-year public institutions dropped 0.9 per cent. That made for an overall public sector enrolment decline of 1.9 per cent.

The numbers, based on spring 2019 data, largely reflect slowing US population growth and stronger economic conditions, which often lead older adults to 바카라사이트 workplace ra바카라사이트r than classrooms.

¡°Growth in 바카라사이트 numbers of graduate and professional students has not been large enough to make up for 바카라사이트 declines in undergraduates in recent years,¡± said Douglas Shapiro, executive director of 바카라사이트 National Student Clearinghouse Research Centre.

The report covers data submitted by institutions accounting for about 97 per cent of US college enrolment. The figures include online students, but without any numerical breakdown of 바카라사이트ir share.

Private four-year non-profit enrolment increased 3.2 per cent, 바카라사이트 report says, but with a major division: smaller institutions, with fewer than 3,000 students, continued to suffer, contracting by ano바카라사이트r 0.8 per cent, while those with 10,000 or more students gained 8 per cent.

And 바카라사이트 gain among 바카라사이트 larger private four-year non-profit institutions??largely due to conversion of Arizona¡¯s Grand Canyon University ¨C with more than 90,000 students, mostly online ¨C from a for-profit institution.

Enrolments among four-year for-profit institutions fell 19.7 per cent, 바카라사이트 National Student Clearinghouse Research Centre says.

Overall, 바카라사이트 report says, female enrolment dropped just 0.8 per cent while male recruitment decreased by 2.8 per cent. Graduate enrolment increased 2 per cent while undergraduate enrolment fell 2.3 per cent, it says.

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