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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The colleges that will be in trouble:

For-profit colleges everywhere.  Their scams have been exposed and their students often can't get aid. Good riddance.

Very small privates with small endowments that,  as others have said,  started out as:  obscure women's colleges, junior colleges, or religiously affiliated with smaller and shrinking denominations that can no longer financially support them.

Larger privates with small endowments that grew recently,  and especially those that are in shrinking parts of the US. High Point and Libertv are easy ones to see shrinking.  I don't want to pick a fight with Northeastern boosters, but it's hard to see big enrollments continuing there when BU NEU, and maybe BC are all fishing in the same shrinking pool.

Non-flagship state colleges in dying parts of the country will shrink.  They have almost no endowments and state legislatures will eventually push for shrinking and consolidating.  This process is already underway in PA, with a few of its former teachers colleges (which all greatly expanded over the past 30 or 40 years) being slated to consolidate.

State flagships in declining states will shrink enrollment.  They won't disappear,  but enrollments will shrink at places like WVU, UMass, UNH, and Minnesota.

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Agree with part but not the rest.  High Point is growing not shrinking.  You will see a larger and larger enrollment there.  They are taking from the pool that you correctly say is in trouble.  No idea on Liberty.

On Boston -- BC does not fish in the same water as BU never mind NEU.  BC overlap are Ivy's, UVA, ND, and the like.  If anything NEU is the safety for BC.  I don't see NEU in trouble.  They have a model and will take from the places below them.

I also do not see those state school you listed in any trouble or cutting back at all.  They will all take from the failing pool of places that you listed.  UMAss in particular.  They will fill seats at the flagship from the non-flagships.  Those will take seats from the failing ones.[/quote]

I have to think that a place like High Point will be in trouble. It's grown like crazy by offering high end amenities to attract full-pay kids who can't get into places like Tulane or Wake Forest.  When we go over the demographic cliff,  Tulane and Wake Forest will say yes to those less than stellar,  but full-pay, students. And if they need a little merit to be more attractive,  they've got endowments to get them through the challenge.   High Point is already accepting almost 80%. But even if they take everyone,  they'll be left with a more needy group of students, and it will be hard to keep up the amenities.   And once the amenities and the general sense of affluence are gone,  then the magic is gone. And High Point will be in trouble. [/quote]

High point was never known for academics. Wake and Tulane are known for decent academics. A lot of small liberal arts colleges in New York and PA will also be in trouble. Schools like Urisnus or Union are on shaky ground as is. With more kids choosing state schools, these schools will not have as many customers. A kid 20 years ago from the Northeast  who would have gone to Union or WPI for engineering can get merit at Aubuurn or Purdue.[/quote]

Why don't you do a little research instead of making up crap and typing it up?

Forbes give financial rankings of A+ to Union,  A- to WPI, and B+ to Ursinus.  Seems like they can all weather the storm. 
But the one you defend,  High Point,  gets a C.

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