In most states across the country, public K-12 enrollment is declining. This is a decade-long, national trend that accelerated with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and is projected to continue. Although enrollment decline varies substantially among and within states, many states have put temporary or permanent policies in place to address the…

The University of Florida is a comprehensive learning institution built on a land grant foundation. The Accountability Plan is an annual report that is closely aligned with the Board of Governors' 2025 System Strategic Plan. This report enhances the System's commitment to accountability and strategic planning by fostering greater coordination…

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is an 1890 land-grant, doctoral/research institution devoted to student success at the undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and professional levels. The Accountability Plan is an annual report that is closely aligned with the Board of Governors' 2025 System Strategic Plan. This report enhances the…

Racial inequality still strongly affects colleges and universities in the American South, particularly those that were historically segregated. This study examines the historical and ongoing impact of institutional racism on African American enrollment at Sam Houston State University (SHSU). This qualitative study draws on historical documents,…

College students make repeated course enrollment decisions, which are informed by their beliefs and preferences about course and institutional characteristics. Cross-enrollment, an enrollment pattern in which community college students simultaneously take a class at a 4-year college or university while still enrolled in classes at their community…

With the growing awareness of the value of earning postsecondary degrees to increase an individual's chances of attaining better workforce outcomes and a higher chance of gaining a quality life, school administrators have embraced a college and career readiness agenda. The adoption of career academies as a model for high schools across the nation…

Evaluations of Early College, a type of intervention that enables simultaneous enrollment in secondary and post-secondary courses in the United States, consistently find positive effects on educational attainment across racial and socioeconomic groups. Unlike Early College initiatives in other states, Massachusetts launched Early College in Fall…

Over the past five years, enrollment has declined at nearly three-quarters of California school districts, and losses are expected to continue across nearly all regions through at least the next decade. The California Department of Finance (DOF) projects enrollment to fall below 5.2 million by 2032; the federal government projects an even larger…

Researchers were already expecting a gradual enrollment slowdown before the onset of COVID-19. Public school enrollment edged up only 2% between 2012 and 2019, holding near 50 million students (NCES 2024), while the U.S. total fertility rate had slipped to 1.71 births per woman--well below the replacement level--foreshadowing a smaller school-age…

This appendix supports the report, "Declining Public School Enrollment," which provides detailed estimates of recent shifts in public school enrollment. This analysis uses data from the Common Core of Data of the National Center for Education Statistics ("CCD"), the Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates of the Census Bureau…

This research investigated how rising enrolment in Ethiopian higher education influenced graduate employability, using education quality as a mediating variable. The researcher distributed surveys to 170 participants, received 153 responses, and conducted interviews with key stakeholders. Higher education enrolment in Ethiopia has undergone…

This article studies state-developed courses in career and technical education (CTE) that offer students the opportunity to earn college credit during high school. Using a regression-discontinuity approach, we examine the effects of passing the end-of-course exam necessary to secure college credit on postsecondary enrollment and choice. We find…

This study examines enrollment melt patterns in a community college campus, aiming to quantify the predictive factors associated with students' likelihood of melting. Using a combination of survey and administrative data from applicants to a California Community College campus in Southern California, the author estimates changes in enrollment…

Florida International University (FIU) is an urban, multi-campus, public research university serving its students and the diverse population of South Florida. The Accountability Plan is an annual report that is closely aligned with the Board of Governors' 2025 System Strategic Plan. This report enhances the System's commitment to accountability…

Pursuant to California Senate Bill 117, Section 19, Schedule 1, Provision 2(d)(2), the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office and the Board of Governors for California Community Colleges are pleased to release the Enrollment and Retention Funding report. This report details the use of one-time funding allocated to California community…