With the higher education landscape drastically shifting and enrolling new students becoming more difficult than perhaps ever before, institutions of higher education should be aware of the following statistics.
691 million. The number of Google search results for the various versions of “Online degree in ai.”
61.8%: The portion of recent high school grads that enrolled in college, compared to 70% in 2010. [1]
33%: Two year college enrollment growth between 2006 and 2011, through the Great Recession.[2]
10%: The percentage of four-year colleges and universities that are in financial peril. One college or university is now closing weekly.[3]
15%: The estimated reduction in the size of high school graduating classes by 2035.[4]
10 years: The amount of time it took for the search term “Online degree in ai” to go from zero results to over a half billion.
9%: Enrollment growth in grad school programs between 2010 and 2021, while four year undergrad enrollment fell 15%.[5]
36.8 million: The number of Americans with some college but have not graduated.[6]
42%: The portion of students pursuing an online education that are over the age of 30.[7]
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[1] Three charts on US education levels by race and ethnicity (usafacts.org)
[2] Postsecondary Enrollment Before, During and After the Great Recession (census.gov)
[3] Risk reduction in stimulus-filled higher ed sector | EY – US
[4] Colleges Were Already Bracing for an ‘Enrollment Cliff.’ Now There Might Be a Second One. (chronicle.com)
[5] COE – Postbaccalaureate Enrollment (ed.gov)
[6] High school enrollment in the U.S. 2031 | Statista
[7] Online Learning Statistics: The Ultimate List in 2024 | Devlin Peck