Total college enrollment rose between 2022 and 2024
Even as Americans' views of college may have cooled, the head count of students in class grew over that span.
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What happened
Total enrollment rose from 2022 to 2024. That increase came even as Americans may have grown less positive about college.
Why it matters
The rise runs counter to the idea that Americans have turned away from college.
Coverage
- Americans May Have Soured on College, But the Data Show They’re Still Going (KQED)
- Americans may have soured on college, but the data show they’re still going (hechingerreport.org)
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