Enrollment Decreases Continue: Spring 2019 Enrollment Down 300,000
Florida and Illinois Lead the Nation in Declining Enrollments HERNDON, VA – (May 30,2019) – In spring 2019, overall postsecondary enrollments decreased 1.7 percent, or nearly 300,000 students from the previous spring, according to a new report by the National Student...Undergraduate Enrollments Down 224,000 in Fall 2017
Overall undergraduate enrollments fell by nearly 224,000 students this fall, according to the Fall 2017 Current Term Enrollment Estimates report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
Annual Persistence and Retention Report, Featuring Race and Ethnicity Data for the First Time, Reveals Wide Gaps
The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center released today its annual Persistence and Retention Snapshot Report. The report, which includes race and ethnicity data for the first time, details wide gaps in first-year persistence and retention rates.

Higher Education Enrollment By the Numbers
Published every May and December, Current Term Enrollment Estimates are based on postsecondary institutions actively submitting data to the Clearinghouse. These institutions account for nearly 97 percent of the nation’s Title IV, degree-granting enrollments.
Undergraduate Enrollments Down 300,000 for Spring 2017
Spring postsecondary overall enrollments fell by more than 272,000 students compared to a year ago, led by a decline of more than 244,000 students over the age of 24 and many were enrolled in a four-year, for-profit institution or a two-year public college, according to the Spring 2017 Current Term Enrollment Estimates report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
Percentage of Students with Bachelor’s Degrees Enrolling in Two-Year Institutions Reaches a New Low
The percentage of students enrolling in community colleges or other two-year institutions, after earning bachelor’s degrees, is at its lowest point in 14 years, according to a new National Student Clearinghouse® Research Center report™, “Two-Year Enrollment after Bachelor’s Degree.”
241,000 Fewer College Students over Age 24 Enrolled; Under Age 24 Enrollments Remain Steady
Spring postsecondary enrollments for students over the age of 24 fell by more than 241,000 while enrollments for the 24 and under age category declined by just 7,800, according to the Spring Current Term Enrollment Estimates from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
National Student Clearinghouse Releases Higher Education One-Year Mobility Data for All 50 States and DC
The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center today released the Postsecondary Student One-Year Mobility Snapshot Report for all 50 states and the District of Columbia.