Tag Archives: Enrollments

College enrollments drop: Good economy?

College enrollments drop: Good economy?

Admin: “When the economy is bad, people go back to school and retrain. So this is good news!” –administrator’s response to the economic crash of 2008 One thing I’ve heard many times while working in higher education is how it runs counter to the economy—the better the economy, the lower the enrollments. I certainly believed […] … learn more→

Law school enrollment down, Med school enrollment up

The number of law school applicants continues to dwindle for the third consecutive year. For the 2013 to 2014 school year, 55,760 people applied to American Bar Association-accredited schools, which is down by more than 13 percent from 2012, according to the WashingtonPost.com. The same report indicates that enrollment is down by more than 7 […] … learn more→