Compared with the fall of last year, 41 of the 46 states in the United States have seen a decline in enrollment at colleges and universities. Among them, Mississippi, Indiana, New Mexico, and California were the most affected. Graduate enrollment has increased in 40 states, including Maine, Massachusetts, Georgia, and Florida.
According to the data from the information exchange center, private non-profit educational institutions that tend to be more selective in admissions have increased their enrollment by 5.2% this year, while the number of students in educational institutions that are less selective in admissions has increased. Reduced homeschool curriculum.
Many schools have recently been forced to close due to the decline in enrollment and the resulting loss of income. Bloomfield College in New Jersey, founded in 1868, may be forced to close after the end of the school year.
According to a report by CNBC, Bloomfield College President Marcheta Evans said in a letter to the community: "For ten years, Bloomfield College has been The decline in the number of people fights. The epidemic has exacerbated the financial challenges that it brings."