Anonymous
02/24/2026 14:26
Subject: Xavier University enrollment troubles
Things will only get worse for many schools as the number of kids applying to college will be decreasing until 2041 because of low birth rates...
Anonymous
02/24/2026 14:10
Subject: Xavier University enrollment troubles
Anonymous wrote:I think as people look for value in college cost, many privates will experience this issue. Every private my kid was admitted to gave huge merit/discount. This is not sustainable unless they have a huge endowment.
State flag ships enrollment has blown up in the last few years, so the share of students attending privates is going down.
This link rates college/universities financial health.
https://universitydeathpool.com/home/
Deathpool has some interesting data in it but they have a flawed methodology which means you need to take their rankings with a grain of salt. Many of their scores aren't reflective of reality. Xavier, the subject of this thread actually has a 'strong' ranking in Deathpool.
Anonymous
02/24/2026 13:59
Subject: Xavier University enrollment troubles
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Xavier gave my DC generous merit so the final price is less than the public’s for out of state applicants.
Which is exactly why it is struggling to stay afloat. These are desperate times for SLACs. “generous merit” could mean no merit in two years’ time if the school closes. My LAC is playing the same games to fill a class
Xavier isn't a SLAC, it's a mid-sized Jesuit school.
Anonymous
02/24/2026 13:53
Subject: Xavier University enrollment troubles
Anonymous wrote:No big news. We know what a college a week
has been closing since covid, LACs, in
particular. Google it or Hechinger.
Small colleges in particular, not just LACs. Just look into the issues that many public systems are having as students gravitate to the flagship or larger campuses at the expense of regional schools. It is a problem across the Midwest and mid-Atlantic states. It will become a bigger problem down the road as many of these schools both public and private are the economic anchors for their communities.
Anonymous
02/24/2026 13:23
Subject: Xavier University enrollment troubles
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Some of these schools simply cost too much, especially for the rankings.
Don’t be a sheep
OK, then some of these schools simply cost too much for the career outcomes. It's not being a sheep to expect an $80K school to deliver more value than a $40K school.
You sound like a striver.
Anonymous
02/24/2026 12:50
Subject: Xavier University enrollment troubles
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Some of these schools simply cost too much, especially for the rankings.
Don’t be a sheep
OK, then some of these schools simply cost too much for the career outcomes. It's not being a sheep to expect an $80K school to deliver more value than a $40K school.
Anonymous
02/24/2026 05:15
Subject: Xavier University enrollment troubles
I think as people look for value in college cost, many privates will experience this issue. Every private my kid was admitted to gave huge merit/discount. This is not sustainable unless they have a huge endowment.
State flag ships enrollment has blown up in the last few years, so the share of students attending privates is going down.
This link rates college/universities financial health.
https://universitydeathpool.com/home/
State flag ships enrollment has blown up in the last few years, so the share of students attending privates is going down.
This link rates college/universities financial health.
https://universitydeathpool.com/home/
Anonymous
02/23/2026 08:08
Subject: Xavier University enrollment troubles
Anonymous wrote:Some of these schools simply cost too much, especially for the rankings.
Don’t be a sheep