Graduate Enrollment and Degrees - CGS
2024 Report Now Available. The CGS Graduate Enrollment and Degrees report, published annually since 1986, presents the findings of the CGS/ETS Survey of Graduate Enrollment and Degrees and is a joint project of the Council of Graduate Schools and the Educational Testing Service (ETS). The latest report, Graduate Enrollment and Degrees: 2013 to ...
5 Graduate and Online Enrollment Trends to Watch in 2024
Source: IPEDS degree conferral data. Accessed via Lightcast TM.. Implications for 2024: As institutions think through their enrollment growth plans, graduate programs have become essential to the conversation. In most cases, institutions should not rely on classroom-only master’s programs as areas of growth.
Current Term Enrollment Estimates: Fall 2024
Undergraduate certificate program enrollment grew for the fourth consecutive year, up 9.9 percent in fall 2024 (+101,000; Figure 1.3) — enrollments are now 28.5% above 2019 levels. Enrollment in Bachelor’s and associate degree programs also increased (+2.9% and +6.3%, respectively) but remain below 2019 levels.
Graduate Enrollment Is Softening? Good. - The James G. Martin Center ...
The number of students enrolling in graduate school is steadily declining, according to a recent report by the Council of Graduate Schools. Although grad-school enrollment increased by six percent between 2010 and 2020—progress that remained unhindered by the pandemic—it began falling in 2022, dropping by a total of 4.7 percent between Fall 2021 and Fall 2022.
2024 Graduate School Enrollment Trends - preminentecounseling.com
Graduate school admissions are evolving rapidly, and understanding the trends can help prospective students position themselves for success. Data from the IPEDS, National Student Clearinghouse, Open Doors, and Council of Graduate Schools, reported by Ruffalo Noel Levitz (RNL), identifies key trends universities and applicants must watch in 2024.. These trends shape how universities recruit and ...
Autumn 2024 Enrollment Trends – UW Graduate School
Overall new enrollment for Autumn 2024 is 5,260 students, which is a 4% increase from Autumn 2019. New enrollment in research doctoral programs has dipped 10% from Autumn 2023 and 1% from Autumn 2019. While educational specialists represent a small slice of graduate students at UW, entering cohorts have been growing and the new enrollment in ...
Master’s Enrollment Trends at AACSB Schools
This report aims to provide valuable insights on graduate enrollment trends, drawing on data from AACSB-accredited schools collected in the Business School Questionnaire Programs Module, with the latest findings from 2023–24. ... eager to identify any new trends or patterns that emerge in the 2024–25 academic year. While we await the full ...
The State of Higher Ed: Enrollment Research Insights, Projections, and ...
The landscape of higher education enrollment in 2024-2025 reveals a complex array of challenges and opportunities, shaped by demographic shifts, economic pressures, and evolving student expectations. ... Challenges in Adult and Graduate Enrollment. Although adult and graduate markets have been viewed as potential areas for growth, recent data ...
Landscape in Flux: 2024 Enrollment Trends - Capture Higher Ed
The 2024 enrollment cycle has also been significantly influenced by the changes to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The FAFSA Simplification Act, which took effect this year, has streamlined the application process, making it easier and less time-consuming for students and families to apply for financial aid.
Fall 2024 enrollment trends in 3 charts | Higher Ed Dive
Undergraduate enrollment rose 3% in fall 2024 from last year, according to preliminary data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.But a closer look at that data highlights some important trends that could shape higher education for years to come. That includes a 5% drop in first-year students, a concerning decline that some higher education experts link to the rocky rollout ...
College Enrollment Is Up 2.9% Nationwide, But Freshman Numbers Drop
Graduate enrollment had ticked up 0.7%, and overall enrollment was 2% higher than the fall 2022 semester and 1% higher than in fall 2021. Freshman Enrollment Is A Concern
3 key findings from our new analysis of graduate and online enrollments
September 11, 2024, By Brian Schueler, Director, Research Development . Facebook link Twitter link ... Based on trends during other recessionary periods—booms in graduate enrollment followed by a slowdown—we had anticipated that graduate enrollments in 2023 might continue to decline as they had in 2022. But the National Student ...
Enrollment Trending Upward After COVID-19 - Higher Education Today
Total fall 2024 enrollment rose across multiple factors—including sector, selectivity, and urban-rural classification—bringing it closer to pre-pandemic levels, according to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Service. ... At Historically Black Colleges and Universities, enrollment increased at both the graduate (6 ...
After a year of enrollment anxiety, some surprise growth - Inside Higher Ed
October 08, 2024. Unlikely Enrollment Success Stories. ... Much of that growth came from graduate enrollment, which rose by 13 percent, while undergraduate enrollment climbed 7.2 percent over last year. Austin Peay’s graduate enrollment has grown by 66 percent since 2016, which could portend a larger investment in graduate degree programs ...
It’s Time to Prepare for the Future of Graduate Enrollment - Encoura
The big concern here is the coming graduate-aged demographic slowdown. Between 2010 and 2022, the key graduate student cohort of Americans aged 25-44 grew by 9%—faster than the overall population and the force behind the growth in absolute enrollment despite a falling enrollment rate. Looking ahead to 2034, this demographic is projected to ...
What 2024 taught us about the future of graduate and online education ...
We now believe that adult learners themselves, long the focus of graduate recruitment efforts, are shifting to center stage as the key drivers of growth for undergraduate enrollment. Fall 2024 data from National Student Clearinghouse shows 16.7%-19.7% growth in nontraditional undergraduate students (21+ years of age), with the largest gains in ...
Current Term Enrollment Estimates Report Shows Slight Gains for Higher ...
The latest National Student Clearinghouse Research Center report reveals positive news for higher education, with undergraduate enrollment growing 1.2% and graduate enrollment growing 0.6%. Among the three largest sectors, growth was highest at community colleges, which gained 118,000 students (+2.6%) after steep declines during the pandemic.
Reflecting on the State of Graduate Enrollment - NAGAP
Universities often rely on graduate and professional programs to help increase enrollment and revenues, which has led to a proliferation of programs across the country. The impact of this is increased competition for students in graduate and professional programs, and in some cases, increased competition for those students to find employment ...
Postsecondary Enrollment Experiences Significant Gains in Spring 2024
The latest Current Term Enrollment Estimates report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center reveals good news for postsecondary education, with undergraduate enrollment growing 2.5% (+359,000) and graduate enrollment growing 3.0% (+88,000) over spring 2023. The community college sector continues to experience the most significant gains in enrollment, increasing 4.7% (+17,000).