Plunging US Birth Rate Pushes Colleges Off Enrollment Cliff
1 day ago · America’s tumbling birthrate is pushing colleges toward a “demographic cliff,” where a declining population in the late teens and early 20s could leave campuses empty
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13 hours ago · The country’s tumbling birth rate is pushing schools toward a “demographic cliff,” where a steadily dropping population of people in their late teens and early 20s will leave desks and …
Dozens of US Colleges Close as Falling Birth Rate Pushes Them ...
1 day ago · Dozens of US Colleges Close as Falling Birth Rate Pushes Them Off Enrollment Cliff (bloomberg.com) 68 Posted by EditorDavid on Saturday January 17, 2026 @02:34PM from the …
Three Reasons That The Demographic Cliff Won’t Kill Colleges
Nov 30, 2025 · For the uninitiated or unaware, the Demographic Cliff is the forecast decline in graduating, college eligible, high school students. Tomorrow’s college freshmen, in other words. …
US College Student Numbers Drop Due to Falling Birth Rates
Jan 9, 2025 · In the US, an unprecedented decline in college enrollment has started. From 2010 to 2021, a 15% drop had been reported, which could worsen as the country faces its "demographic cliff."
U.S. colleges face enrollment drop, fewer high school seniors ...
Jan 8, 2025 · Colleges and universities collectively experienced a 15% decline in enrollment between 2010 and 2021, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.
How Colleges can Prepare for the Enrollment Cliff
Dec 2, 2025 · The enrollment cliff refers to the dramatic projected drop in the college-age population beginning around 2025, primarily resulting from declining birth rates during and after the Great …