Freshman enrollment at four-year universities decreased by 8.5% at public universities and 6.5% at private universities in 2024 compared to 2023.
Overall freshmen enrollment across all higher education institutions fell by more than 5%, the lowest since the pandemic. According to That’s according to data released Wednesday by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. The entrance ceremony for new students was held rise Fall 2023 saw a slight increase of 0.8%, with overall enrollment increasing 1.2%.
Freshman enrollment is declining at all income levels, with middle-class freshman enrollment showing the steepest decline in 2024, the report said.
Student interest in short-term certificate training programs is on the rise, with new enrollments in university certificate programs likely to increase by 7.3% in 2024 compared to 2023, report finds It became.
Students participate in a protest in support of Palestine and for free speech outside Columbia University’s campus on November 15, 2023, in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Pratt/Getty Images)
The atmosphere on college campuses is becoming increasingly tense during the 2023-2024 academic year, as protests against the war in Gaza wreak havoc on universities across the country. Hundreds of students have been arrested in incidents related to violent protests on campus since Hamas’ deadly attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, but students are facing harsh consequences. There are hardly any. (Related: Harvard professor claims not inviting offensive speakers is ‘a form of expression’)
Elite universities have been particularly hard hit, with Jewish students choosing to avoid schools like Columbia University, which is seen as anti-Semitic, and seemingly weaker protections for Jewish students from schools like Harvard University. Donors are fleeing because of the initiative.
An increasing number of universities have left-wing faculty members who openly express their hatred for conservatives. A University of Kansas professor recently came under fire for saying that people who don’t vote for a woman president should line up and be shot.
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