Articles tagged as: college enrollment
March 26, 2024
Indiana is expanding college access, but are students actually prepared to earn a degree?
Higher education officials and school districts have pushed to boost college enrollment, including through an automatic admissions program between Indianapolis Public Schools and IU Indianapolis.
Read MoreOctober 3, 2022
Experts ‘sounding the alarm’ on declining higher education numbers
Higher ed enrollment has declined significantly between 2015 and 2020. Experts cite concerns over value and quality of higher education.
Read MoreJune 14, 2022
Ivy Tech spent years trying to improve rock bottom graduation rates — and it’s working
Ivy Tech Community College overhauled remedial education over the last decade. Leaders say the changes have helped substantially more students graduate on time.
Read MoreJune 9, 2022
Indiana’s college going rate lowest in a generation
The Commission for Higher Education described the college-going rate in 2020 as “the lowest rate — and sharpest decline — in at least a generation.”
Read MoreNovember 1, 2021
Indiana sees another statewide drop in college enrollment
Fall enrollment at Indiana's public colleges has declined again statewide, with only Indiana and Purdue universities' flagship campuses and some Ivy Tech Community College sites reporting gains.
Read MoreOctober 1, 2021
Ball State University sees freshman enrollment drop 8 percent
Unlike some other large Hoosier public colleges, Ball State University welcomed a smaller freshman class this year.
Read MoreSeptember 21, 2021
Purdue Says Fall Enrollment Set Record At Nearly 50,000
Purdue University said it has nearly 50,000 students this fall, a record fueled by a freshman class of about 10,200.
Read MoreSeptember 7, 2021
Indiana University Enrollment Dips At Regional Campuses
The Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis campus had a 5 percent enrollment drop to about 26,000 students.
Read MoreJuly 13, 2021
Diversity Increases Among Indiana High School Graduates, But Some Are Left Behind
The number of diverse Hoosier students who graduate from high school increased over the past 10 years but there are still equity gaps among students who are prepared to succeed in college.
Read MoreApril 26, 2021
College Enrollment For Hoosier High Schoolers Is Still Going Down. It Will Likely Get Worse
The Indiana Commission for Higher Education said college-going rates in Indiana are at their lowest point in recent history at just 59 percent.
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