Here's a closer look at which stopped-out students are reenrolling in college

At a time when 39 million people have attended college without earning a credential, understanding who has returned could help future recruiting.

By Lilah Burke • June 21, 2022

Colleges can steer away from higher ed's demographic cliff

Analytics can help institutions find untapped sources of students, argues an entrepreneurship professor and president of enrollment software firm Othot.

By Andy Hannah • June 20, 2022

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Enrollment and Retention

A look at the pandemic's continuing impact on enrollment and how colleges can ensure students stay on course.

By Higher Ed Dive staff

Should colleges worry about lower high school standards?

A researcher asked why high school graduation rates didn't drop during the pandemic. The answers will affect how colleges enroll and serve students.

By Lilah Burke • June 17, 2022

North Dakota public colleges drop admissions test requirements permanently

Officials cited a desire to remain competitive with other institutions that are getting rid of entrance exams.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • June 2, 2022

Rethinking first-year education can de-risk college entry

Underused strategies like corequisite courses and easy on-ramps help students enroll and graduate, argues the founder of online ed company StraighterLine.

By Burck Smith • May 30, 2022

Last week's big number: 662,000 fewer undergraduates

A new weekly feature, a recap of last week's major higher ed news, starts off with a stark enrollment statistic.

By Higher Ed Dive Staff • May 30, 2022

How Hampshire College is rebuilding its enrollment

"You have got to be very clear about what you do well and how what you do well matters," President Ed Wingenbach said.

By Rick Seltzer • May 27, 2022

Undergraduate enrollment falls 4.7% this spring

About 662,000 fewer undergrads enrolled in college in spring 2022 compared to the year before, the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center found.

By Natalie Schwartz • May 26, 2022

Gates Foundation pushes to scale dual enrollment and early college

A dozen $175,000 grants are intended to help make low- or no-cost associate degrees available to students within a year of high school graduation.

By Rick Seltzer • May 25, 2022

How graduate programs can cater to Gen Z students

Adults 25 and younger expect to choose a college quicker and with different motivations than their predecessors, survey says.

By Laura Spitalniak • May 19, 2022

Lowe's joins in on debt-free college trend

A new Lowe's partnership with Guild Education comes a few weeks after the retailer committed $9 million toward educating marginalized students.

By Caroline Colvin • May 17, 2022

ACT study finds grade inflation in high school GPAs over the past decade

Average GPA rose 0.19 points between 2010 and 2021, with the biggest jump between 2018 and 2021. ACT critics in higher ed don't see a problem.

By Anna Merod • May 16, 2022

The ABA is again trying to end LSAT requirements. Will it stick this time?

A 2018 push to stop assessment mandates died amid worries for underserved law school applicants, but the accreditor is returning to the idea.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • May 11, 2022

39M students have left college without earning a credential, report finds

Number of stopped-out students grows 5.3% in 19 months — reflecting students who colleges might reenroll, but also low completion rates.

By Rick Seltzer • May 10, 2022

Transfer enrollment falls 6.9% in spring from a year ago

The declines were driven by losses in upward transfer from two-year to four-year colleges, which may stem from declining community college enrollment.

By Natalie Schwartz • May 3, 2022

Tyson Foods adds free degrees, certificates to suite of learning benefits

The addition expands a suite of learning benefits that already included free ESL, GED and other classes for many front-line employees.

By Kate Tornone • April 29, 2022

3 in 4 think race shouldn't factor into college admissions decisions, survey finds

Roughly a third of adults favor standardized test scores, according to Pew survey examining public perception of college admissions factors.

By Laura Spitalniak • April 27, 2022

Ohio broadens $2,000 grant seeking to reenroll stopped-out students

About 1.5 million state residents completed some college without earning a credential. The newly permanent grant program seeks to bring some back.

By Rick Seltzer • April 27, 2022

Stress prompts 76% of 4-year college students to weigh leaving, survey finds

The results from a Gallup and Lumina Foundation poll should be a call to action for higher education leaders, one expert said.

By Laura Spitalniak • April 20, 2022

Dollar General introduces no-cost degree program for employees

Employees and their families also will have access to general education courses.

By Emilie Shumway • April 15, 2022

What other colleges can learn from UC Berkeley's fraught town-gown relations

Dismiss temptations to write off a near crisis as NIMBYism run amok. It prompts leaders at all colleges to rethink how they navigate different groups.

By Rick Seltzer • April 14, 2022

Inflation and labor shortages set to squeeze college budgets, Moody's says

Ratings agency expects employment pressures to hit colleges as enrollment and federal pandemic aid wane, pinching budgets in 2023 and beyond.

By Rick Seltzer • April 13, 2022

Mizzou students with no admissions test scores had similar retention rates, GPAs versus peers

Experts weren't surprised by grade and persistence metrics coming in slightly lower, because students without SAT or ACT scores likely faced barriers.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • April 12, 2022

More than 200 colleges have open seats for fall 2022, NACAC says

Admissions trade group releases annual database early for the second straight year, citing high interest.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • April 12, 2022

Chick-fil-A awards $24M in college scholarships to nearly 12,700 employees

More than 2,200 of this year's scholarships were funded from sales of its bottled sauces, introduced in 2020 and sold at select retailers.

By Alicia Kelso • April 8, 2022