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[quote=Anonymous]Class of 2026 (rising cillege freshmen) is the largest graduating class in US history.  The previous high school class of 2025 is the second largest graduating class in US history.

The problem is not the demographic cliff, not yet.

With the two largest classes in US history comprising the freshman and sophomore classes at college this year, every single college should be bursting at the seams.

The enrollment issue is due to colleges raising their tuition many times more than the rate of inflation over the past decade to the point that it simply is not worth it to spend nearly $100,000/ year on a mediocre tiny college that is not going to result in a job that pays for the education.

Combine that with the image most liberal arts and elite universities have created for themselves of being angry, ugly, full of censorship and thought police, vs the images of big state SEC type schools and places like Notre Dame that just look like such fun and happy places to attend, and you are ending up with a situation where very few find those schools worth seeking out or spending money on.[/quote]

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