Assessed the spatial dimension of college enrollment and develops a model explaining the distributional patterns. The potential model uses migration theory and statistical techniques and has accurately predicted student enrollment patterns in the United States and Great Britain. (Author/JAC)

The current trends in college student migration and implications for higher education are discussed. Declining trends in interstate migration are rapidly limiting institutional diversity by increasing the homogeneity of student bodies. Diversity of experience and education has been noted as fostering and strengthening individual, institutional,…