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Birth rates fell, tuition rose, and now colleges face an enrollment cliff.

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Halina Bennet
Sep 04, 2025
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Bloomberg published an article today that explained that as many as 370 private colleges across the United States may close over the next 10 years. The forecasted closures reflect a smaller pool of prospective students, the result of a birthrate decline that began in 2007.

Elizabeth Rembert and Amanda Albright, writing in Bloomberg

On the same topic, thi…

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