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Postsecondary Fall Enrollment Net Migration Trends Remain Unchanged During COVID-19

October 18, 2021
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Postsecondary Fall Enrollment Net Migration Trends Remain Unchanged During COVID-19, a new Heldrich Center brief by Sean Simone, Ph.D., Stephanie Holcomb, and Kristine Joy Bacani, details a review of trends over the past 20 years of overall national data on postsecondary student enrollment and net migration, and analyzes the changes following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Preliminary analyses showed that there was a slight decline in overall enrollment that was more pronounced for first-time, full-time students. Postsecondary migration remained stable despite the major operational disruptions resulting from the pandemic as students continued to attend out-of-state institutions consistent with past trends.