The number of 18-year-olds is about to drop sharply, packing a wallop for colleges — and the economy
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 8, 2025
Thats because the current class of high school seniors is the last before a long decline begins in the number of 18-year-olds the traditional age of students when they enter college. Still more new research, from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, projects that the pace of college closings could now accelerate.
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