Tag: higher-education
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Is the CSU’s Problem a Cost Problem? I Ran the Numbers. The Answer Surprised Me.
A few days ago, I posted about a pattern that has been bothering me for a while: the CSU system admitted 86% of applicants in 2024, and yet only 13% of those admitted students actually chose to enroll. Then I received a question about the net price and the value proposition. It’s a fair question.…
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Students Are Choosing the UC System — Not the CSU. The Data Makes It Hard to Ignore.
A look at six years of application, admission, and enrollment data from 105 California colleges reveals a clear pattern: demand for CSUs has flat-lined while every other type of institution has grown. Here’s what the numbers show — and what enrollment leaders should be thinking about. Data: IPEDS & institutional reporting, 2018 vs. 2024 · …
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The 2024 Enrollment Paradox: A Leadership Strategy Brief
California’s higher education system is currently ensnared in a multifaceted statistical anomaly that threatens the state’s economic future. While the state serves as a primary engine for national academic demand, accounting for 2,016,955 applicants—approximately 14% of the 14,751,867 total applicants in the United States—its institutional capacity to absorb this talent is severely compromised. California enrolls…