For UA, like many of its peers, the outcome matters now more than ever. The COVID-19 pandemic amplified enrollment struggles many were facing even before 2020 amid shifting demographics.
Enrollment
Posted inColorado
Colorado FAFSA rate rebounds but falls short of national average
Nationally, FAFSA rates increased 4.5 percentage points over last year to nearly 53%. In Colorado, rates went up to 42%.
Posted inColorado
Pandemic upends Colorado college-going patterns
Students said they lost learning time due to remote instruction, worried more about college costs, and reported feeling exhausted as reasons they were less likely to finish college.
Posted inPittsburgh
The complicated reality of a healthcare career in Pittsburgh
Health and medicine have become pillars of the Pittsburgh economy, but training programs are struggling to attract students in fields with poor job satisfaction.
Posted inOhio
Enrollment roller coaster continues in Northeast Ohio
It remains to be seen how new developments, like the Dobbs decision, might affect a place like Case Western.
Posted inColorado
MSU Denver struggles to rebound from pandemic enrollment dip
Students’ competing responsibilities, including jobs and caring for family, are driving the major declines, college officials say.
Posted inIndianapolis
Rate of Indiana high school students headed to college drops to 53%
The college-going rate has dropped 6 percentage points over the last year, with widening gaps for students of color and students from low-income families.
Posted inRace and Equity
Missing home, finding community, and pushing past failure
Three Native women share their stories of getting in and making it through college.
Posted inRace and Equity
Sports provide an important but underutilized path to college for Native students
Sports can provide a promising avenue to education for Native students, but they are even more underrepresented in college athletics than they are in higher education.
Posted inColorado
Rural Colorado students go to college at low rates. Tiny Fowler goes against the trend.
The town shows how a partnership among educators, parents, and the broader community can foster the idea that college will contribute to success — whether or not graduates return home.