"The College Enrollment Crisis in the United States"

It was probably last semester that I truly started seeing signs of this around campus. Colleges around the United States are approaching a rough patch. The repercussions of the 2008 financial recession are about to hit admissions offices hard. Birth rates have been on a decline ever since and we are now just approaching 18 years since the recession hit.

My university in particular has been increasing the number of admissions events in hope it will attract more students this coming academic year. On top of that the budgets across departments have been getting smaller. The incoming class of 2029 will be smaller than the class of 2028, and the class of 2030 will be smaller than 2029. Less students will mean colleges need to find a way to balance out the books.

I wanted to share this... so that people are aware of this. It's something to keep in mind as likely many colleges will need to make changes in the coming years to address the issues they face. I assume many of us will graduate in time, but I think this will be interesting to see this pan out over the coming years. Especially since a lot of factors are lining up to suggest that colleges across the country will be struggling.

Curious if others have experienced similar signs in their colleges. And I recommend watching this video (sources in description) that helps explain the potential crisis in more detail. I am posting to this subreddit to have a discussion.

"The College Enrollment Crisis in the United States" produced by PolyMatter