Plunging US Birth Rate Pushes Colleges Off Enrollment Cliff
2 days ago · America’s tumbling birthrate is pushing colleges toward a “demographic cliff,” where a declining population in the late teens and early 20s could leave campuses empty
Dozens of US Colleges Close as Falling Birth Rate Pushes Them ...
2 days ago · A new article from Bloomberg says dozens of America's colleges "succumbed to a fundamental problem killing colleges across the US: not enough students. The schools will award …
US College Student Numbers Drop Due to Falling Birth Rates
Jan 9, 2025 · US college enrollment faces steep declines due to falling birth rates and skepticism about education value, threatening jobs, economies, and skilled labor supply.
The Birth Dearth Closes Colleges - Breakpoint
Feb 20, 2025 · This year, the American birth dearth turned 18, which means colleges and universities are beginning to feel the pinch. This “demographic cliff” will likely spell the end of a large segment of …
U.S. College Enrollment Decline: Key Drivers & Regional ...
Colleges and universities in the U.S. have experienced a significant decline in enrollment since the 2010 peak. Data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) show that undergraduate …
Colleges Face An Enrollment Crisis That May Be Irreversible ...
The U.S. birth rate has been declining since the Great Recession, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and that problem is about to rear its head in college enrollment ...
The Enrollment Cliff in the United States- statistics & facts
Dec 17, 2025 · The ‘enrollment cliff’, a phenomenon referring to declining college enrollment numbers in the United States, is generally attributed to a drop in fertility during the Great Recession.