American higher education enrollment declined again, continuing a decade-long trend

Enrollment in American higher education just declined. Again.

That means the total number of students taking classes in American colleges and universities during spring 2022 went down compared to the previous semester (fall 2021) and the prior spring term (2021). The numbers and analysis just appeared from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.

In this post I’ll unpack what the data show, then offer some reflections based on my work as a higher…