Getting into top colleges might get a whole lot harder in the next few years, as the number of prime college-age applicants in the U.S. is about to reach a generational peak.
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Even as U.S. college enrollment has been on the decline since peaking in 2011, immigrant-origin students have comprised ever-larger shares of students on college campuses, in the process ushering in growing diversity, our new issue brief reflects. Where students who are immigrants or the U.S.-born children of immigrants were 1 in 5 students on college campuses in 2000, they were 1 in 3 as of 2021. This growth holds key implications for U.S. competitiveness as most future job growth is expected to require more than a high school education. It also has important implications for U.S. higher education, helping cushion enrollment drops among a predominately White third-and-higher generation that is aging and also newly questioning the value of a college credential. Learn more:
Shared Gains: Immigrant-Origin Students in U.S. Colleges
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A recent poll by Gallup and the Walton Family Foundation sheds light on Gen Z's perspective on higher education. An impressive 4 in 5 Gen Z members consider a college education to be fairly or very important—an encouraging sign of their commitment to learning and growth. 📈 However, the survey also uncovers some concerning trends. While 85% of Gen Z students in K-12 schools value college education, only 62% plan to pursue higher education after earning their high school diploma. This gap highlights the challenges many face when considering the affordability of college. Read more from Higher Ed Dive in the link below.
Gen Z values college, but affordability concerns remain
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3.7 million: The number of students projected to graduate from high school this spring. This pool of potential college students, an increase from the previous year’s new high-school graduates, according to federal data, is expected to peak in 2025, rising by roughly another 49,000 students before starting to drop — the long-anticipated demographic cliff. Although we haven’t yet reached the cliff, its effects have already surfaced at individual colleges and across some states. Many colleges will prepare by expanding their target audiences and focusing on retention. #highereducation #collegesanduniversities #collegeadmissions #universities #potential
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Students who major in liberal arts, performing arts and theology earn the lowest salaries within five years of graduating from college, a recent New York Federal Reserve analysis reveals. All three majors made a median annual income of $38,000, the lowest out of the 75 majors in the study. Other low-paying majors include leisure and hospitality, history, fine arts and psychology, all of which made $40,000 or less per year. For context, that’s slightly less than the U.S. personal income median of $40,480 as of 2022, per the latest data available from the U.S. Census. Here’s a look at what the lowest-paying majors earn.
The 16 worst-paying college majors, five years after graduation
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Did you catch today's New York Times article titled 'Americans Are Losing Faith in the Value of College. Whose Fault Is That?' It challenges the belief that a college degree is a surefire path to financial stability. Almost HALF of American parents now prefer their children to bypass a four-year college 😲. The article introduces the concept of the 'college wealth premium,' a measure that accounts for assets and debts, not just income 🏦. According to researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, the benefits of a college degree in terms of wealth accumulation can be illusory for specific demographics. In my view, this data CLEARLY supports the growing need for school districts to offer more comprehensive, evidence-based career coaching and AI-powered tools 🛠️. Whether aiming for college or the workforce, students should have access to resources that inform their choices effectively. Let's initiate this crucial dialogue 🗨️. How can we collaborate to ensure that every student gets the career guidance they need for long-term success? Check the gift article out here 🎁: https://lnkd.in/eT-gc647 #Education #CareerGuidance #AI #WealthPremium #MasterYourStory
Americans Are Losing Faith in the Value of College. Whose Fault Is That?
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Students who major in liberal arts, performing arts and theology earn the lowest salaries within five years of graduating from college, a recent New York Federal Reserve analysis reveals. All three majors made a median annual income of $38,000, the lowest out of the 75 majors in the study. Other low-paying majors include leisure and hospitality, history, fine arts and psychology, all of which made $40,000 or less per year. For context, that’s slightly less than the U.S. personal income median of $40,480 as of 2022, per the latest data available from the U.S. Census.
The 16 worst-paying college majors, five years after graduation
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Students who major in liberal arts, performing arts and theology earn the lowest salaries within five years of graduating from college, a recent New York Federal Reserve analysis reveals. All three majors made a median annual income of $38,000, the lowest out of the 75 majors in the study. Other low-paying majors include leisure and hospitality, history, fine arts and psychology, all of which made $40,000 or less per year. For context, that’s slightly less than the U.S. personal income median of $40,480 as of 2022, per the latest data available from the U.S. Census. Here’s a look at what the lowest-paying majors earn.
The 16 worst-paying college majors, five years after graduation
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The proportion of recent high school graduates choosing four-year institutions over two-year colleges has significantly increased since 2018, according to the latest BLS Current Population Survey. In October 2023, 74.6% of graduates enrolled in a college or university opted for a four-year institution, compared to 25.4% who chose a two-year college (a decline from 39.4% in 2018). Moreover, the data highlights that 50.8% of recent high school graduates attending community college were balancing work alongside studies. Interestingly, 57.6% of two-year college students were part of the workforce, while only 43.7% of four-year college students were working. Do Good. #communitycolleges #highereducation #students https://lnkd.in/dua47Xvc
DataPoints: Fewer recent high school grads enroll in community college
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Students who major in liberal arts, performing arts and theology earn the lowest salaries within five years of graduating from college, a recent New York Federal Reserve analysis reveals. All three majors made a median annual income of $38,000, the lowest out of the 75 majors in the study. Other low-paying majors include leisure and hospitality, history, fine arts and psychology, all of which made $40,000 or less per year. For context, that’s slightly less than the U.S. personal income median of $40,480 as of 2022, per the latest data available from the U.S. Census. Here’s a look at what the lowest-paying majors earn.
The 16 worst-paying college majors, five years after graduation
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A surprising percentage of Americans see no point in going to college https://lnkd.in/gbeYRTYV Americans aren’t so sure that a college education will help them get ahead. According to a new report from Gallup and the Lumina Foundation, released Monday, only 36% of adults have a “great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in higher education. While it’s not a dip since last year (the rate was the same in 2023), confidence in college has plummeted since 2015 when it was 57%. The importance of college seems to be yet another thing Americans are deeply divided over. Fewer Americans say they have even “some” confidence in higher education (32%, down from 40%). And even more have “very little” or no confidence (32%, up from 23%). Therefore, nearly the same number of people feel that higher education isn’t important as those who feel it is. Political party lines were apparent in the poll. Confidence has mostly fallen among Republicans. In 2015, 56% of Republicans had a great deal or quite a lot of confidence, and 11% had little or none. Now, 20% are confident and 50% have little or no confidence. Still, it’s not just Republicans doubting the relevance of dorm rooms and lecture halls—across the board, confidence in higher education is falling. Only 35% of Independents (down from 48% in 2015) and 56% of Democrats (down from 68%) are optimistic about the role of college. Meanwhile, 67% of Americans say they think college is headed in the “wrong direction,” compared with just 31% who feel it’s going in the right direction. Many also cited essential life skills and the ability to get a job: 37% said that relevant skills aren’t being taught, meaning that graduates struggle to find work after graduation, and 28% mentioned the price of higher education and crushing debt. #college #education
A surprising percentage of Americans see no point in going to college
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