Anonymous
05/18/2026 14:57
Subject: Best known schools most likely to close over next 10 years
Anonymous wrote:Not just the small schools...Clemson is $1.5B in debt. Syracuse is closing or pausing 93 programs, UNC-Chapel Hill plans to cut spending by $89M over 3 years. Duke recently let 600 employees go in a $350M budget cut. Indiana public colleges announced a plan to eliminate or merge 580 programs statewide.
This is what happens when you cut research funding and tell international student they are not welcome in the US.
https://x.com/drantbradley/status/2056133963425464665
oh ok
Anonymous
05/18/2026 14:57
Subject: Best known schools most likely to close over next 10 years
Anonymous wrote:Not just the small schools...Clemson is $1.5B in debt. Syracuse is closing or pausing 93 programs, UNC-Chapel Hill plans to cut spending by $89M over 3 years. Duke recently let 600 employees go in a $350M budget cut. Indiana public colleges announced a plan to eliminate or merge 580 programs statewide.
This is what happens when you cut research funding and tell international student they are not welcome in the US.
You just ripped this off of X
Anonymous
05/18/2026 14:57
Subject: Best known schools most likely to close over next 10 years
Anonymous wrote:I dont think colleges are thinking creatively enough.
If I were a college, I'd reach out to 10 good high schools across the country and say, if get a crew of 5 kids with these stats (1400 sat, 3.4 GPA) to commit and we'll give you all full tuition (but not room and board) ride.
If the college name was good *enough* like a Bennington or a Wooster, you might get kids from the bottom half of the class at TJ or Regis or Walter Payton to commit with friends. The colleges CDS looks better, they have a diverse geographic presence, and prepared kids.
If the kids were smart, they'd say, let's do this together and then we can all pay for grad school, start a business, put down a down payment, whatever after graduation.
Proven tactic to improve a school by recruiting top students. That's what UConn did with their Nutmeg scholarship.
Anonymous
05/18/2026 13:39
Subject: Best known schools most likely to close over next 10 years
Not just the small schools...Clemson is $1.5B in debt. Syracuse is closing or pausing 93 programs, UNC-Chapel Hill plans to cut spending by $89M over 3 years. Duke recently let 600 employees go in a $350M budget cut. Indiana public colleges announced a plan to eliminate or merge 580 programs statewide.
This is what happens when you cut research funding and tell international student they are not welcome in the US.
This is what happens when you cut research funding and tell international student they are not welcome in the US.
Anonymous
05/18/2026 13:34
Subject: Best known schools most likely to close over next 10 years
Anonymous wrote:Beloit alum and parent here. Beloit actually has over 300 students in their next class. The College is really innovating on the traditional liberal arts. Good things going on there!
Yeah, another alum and was alarmed to see the college incoming class size mentioned and went to verify it, but couldn't. Glad to hear that it's likely higher. 300 is about what I think they aim for.
I know they have sold off off-campus housing buildings and consolidated some departments. Seems like they're making a real effort to stay true to their core but also recognize that the world is changing.
Anonymous
05/18/2026 12:16
Subject: Best known schools most likely to close over next 10 years
Anonymous wrote:Look at who shows up on this list year after year.
https://www.nacacnet.org/college-openings-update/
I live in MA and there are 17 schools on that list. I would never let my kid go to any of them. I’d tell them they can start at CC and transfer.
Anonymous
05/18/2026 12:03
Subject: Best known schools most likely to close over next 10 years
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Occidental
+1 I lived in Los Angeles and this was a popular destination for full-pay kids who went to my HS like 20 years ago, but now it's declining in terms of enrollment and finances and no longer a popular destination.
It is very likely it is much more popular than when you were applying. It’s just been greedy and thinks it’s worth $90k now.