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
An analysis by the higher education consulting firm Ruffalo Noel Levitz using the latest available census figures now projects another drop in the number of 18-year-olds beginning in 2033, after a brief uptick. By 2039, this estimate shows, there will likely be 650,000, or 15 percent, fewer of them per year than there are now.
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