Education

Fewer 18-Year-Olds Enrolled in College This Fall

From Inside Higher Education: “Bill DeBaun, senior director of NCAN, said the magnitude of the decline among recent high school graduates is ‘very large and very discouraging.’ He noted that a number of factors may have contributed to the declines, including the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2023 decision to ban affirmative action, drops in the number of high school graduates in certain regions of the country and a relatively strong economy that may be enticing high school graduates to enter the workforce instead of attending college. But he believes the botched FAFSA rollout is the No. 1 culprit. He said June data tracked by NCAN found that FAFSA completions among high school seniors fell 11.5 percent year over year.”

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