Enrollment in Universities Across the Country Is Down In Large Numbers Since COVID
Universities in Michigan and across the country face declining enrollments over the past few years since COVID.
Multiple Michigan universities faced decreasing enrollments in 2020 after the onslaught of COVID:
An analysis by Bridge Michigan shows that enrollment of first-time students is down at 12 of the state’s 13 public universities that have made their numbers public. The numbers are as bad for community colleges.
This phenomenon continued in 2021 where Michigan colleges continued to face declining enrollments. Community colleges were particularly hit hard.
A report at Bridge Michigan stated:
Nationwide, the number of 2020 high school graduates who enrolled in college in the fall of 2020 dropped 22 percent from the previous year,
