Anonymous
Post 09/15/2025 12:19     Subject: Demographic Cliff in College
This is a good thing. Many Colleges will be forced to lower tuition to attract student. It’s a reset from the last 30 years of “everyone” going to college while amassing hundreds of thousands of easy money government debt.
Anonymous
Post 09/15/2025 12:17     Subject: Demographic Cliff in College
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:How worried are you for the state of colleges being able to survive given this?

https://www.npr.org/2025/01/08/nx-s1-5246200/demographic-cliff-fewer-college-students-mean-fewer-graduates

Why should we worry if smaller colleges cannot be sustained? So what?


DP. Just one example, Indiana University is not a small college. It has now combined many majors or gotten rid of many programs. You should care.
Anonymous
Post 09/15/2025 06:55     Subject: Demographic Cliff in College
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What looks like a possible blessing for this class of US seniors will turn into a Hunger Games environment for those applying on 2027.


What do you mean by this statement?


I want to know too. If anything, I see things getting better for future classes.
Anonymous
Post 09/15/2025 06:45     Subject: Demographic Cliff in College
Anonymous wrote:What looks like a possible blessing for this class of US seniors will turn into a Hunger Games environment for those applying on 2027.


What do you mean by this statement?
Anonymous
Post 09/14/2025 21:50     Subject: Demographic Cliff in College
Anonymous wrote:My friend was hired a few years ago by a smaller college to prepare for the cliff. So it made no sense to me when Trump started banning the international kids. I think he had a conversation with someone who told him 15% of the universities will close without the money from internationals. That they actually need more, not less. I think there are only about 200,000 Chinese students now. Numbers have been going down every year.


I’d say lots of small LACs will shut down, but ivies will stay put of course.
Anonymous
Post 09/14/2025 19:50     Subject: Demographic Cliff in College
Why not start the third thread in five days about this. The search feature is your friend.
Anonymous
Post 09/14/2025 19:28     Subject: Demographic Cliff in College
What looks like a possible blessing for this class of US seniors will turn into a Hunger Games environment for those applying on 2027.
Anonymous
Post 09/14/2025 18:38     Subject: Demographic Cliff in College
https://eduvantis.com/the-demographic-cliff-is-overblown/
Anonymous
Post 09/14/2025 17:06     Subject: Demographic Cliff in College
Anonymous wrote:How worried are you for the state of colleges being able to survive given this?

https://www.npr.org/2025/01/08/nx-s1-5246200/demographic-cliff-fewer-college-students-mean-fewer-graduates

Why should we worry if smaller colleges cannot be sustained? So what?
Anonymous
Post 09/14/2025 17:00     Subject: Demographic Cliff in College
My friend was hired a few years ago by a smaller college to prepare for the cliff. So it made no sense to me when Trump started banning the international kids. I think he had a conversation with someone who told him 15% of the universities will close without the money from internationals. That they actually need more, not less. I think there are only about 200,000 Chinese students now. Numbers have been going down every year.
Anonymous
Post 09/14/2025 16:52     Subject: Demographic Cliff in College
Anonymous wrote:The Phoenix rises!


But I will rise
And I will return
The Phoenix from the flame
I have learned
I will rise
And you'll see me return
Being what I am
Anonymous
Post 09/14/2025 16:26     Subject: Demographic Cliff in College
Anonymous wrote:Trump said he will let in 600,000 Chinese students. This should make up the difference.


Really?
Anonymous
Post 09/14/2025 16:17     Subject: Demographic Cliff in College
Trump said he will let in 600,000 Chinese students. This should make up the difference.
Anonymous
Post 09/14/2025 16:17     Subject: Demographic Cliff in College
The Phoenix rises!
Anonymous
Post 09/14/2025 16:15     Subject: Demographic Cliff in College
How worried are you for the state of colleges being able to survive given this?

https://www.npr.org/2025/01/08/nx-s1-5246200/demographic-cliff-fewer-college-students-mean-fewer-graduates