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
Plunging US Birth Rate Leaves Too Many Colleges With Too Few Kids
2 days 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 · Others will likely reach the cliff in the next few years... [T]the US birth rate ticked upward slightly before the 2008 financial crisis, and that brief demographic boost has kept enrollment at …
GW appears to emerge unscathed from early impacts of ...
5 days ago · Preliminary University data suggests that GW has effectively expanded student outreach and recruitment efforts to mitigate the early impacts of a national enrollment decline that has forced …
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 …
The perils of the demographic cliff – THE FEED
Jan 17, 2025 · In the first half of 2024, more than one college a week announced plans to close. Demographers say that the demographic cliff arriving in Fall 2025 will kick off larger enrollment …