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The State of Online Competition for Higher Education

Years before the pandemic, online enrollment began its rise. Using the most recent data from IPEDS through 2018 for on-campus fall enrollment, we discover a downward curve of three percent, year-over-year, since 2013. In contrast, there is a three-percent growth in online enrollment.

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Data in a Time of Quarantine

Just as the novel coronavirus has disrupted our lives, it is changing the societal context for higher education. More specifically, the programs students want and whether they want to take them online or on-campus have undergone massive changes, as have job options for interns Close up of businesswomen holding graphs in hand and graduates.

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Student Demand: The Critical Metric for Program Investment Decisions

In the face of financial shortfalls, many schools make a fundamental error: they focus on employment data to find new programs or current programs to grow. Unfortunately, there is a very limited relationship between employer needs and program margins.

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Higher Education: Are You Ready for the Economic Boom?

We have a great deal to be optimistic about in higher education. For one, most state budgets didn’t fall much and the federal government just gave them billion dollar booster shots. The U.S. economy is poised for a boom, led by federal spending and pent-up consumer demand.

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