States with highest percentage postsecondary enrollment increase Spring 2018 to Spring 2019
Nationwide, spring enrollment at colleges and universities declined 1.7% from 2018 to 2019, but some states experienced growth at their higher-education institutions.
The center reported overall spring 2019 enrollment at 17,542,109. The spring 2018 figure was 17,839,330.
Year-to-year spring enrollment declined in 39 states and the District of Columbia. Only 11 states saw increases in year-to-year spring enrollment. The greatest percentage growth was in New Hampshire, which had an increase of 9.85 percent.
Here are the states with the greatest percentage increases in higher education enrollment, spring 2018 to spring 2019.
Mike Kennedy has been writing about education for American School & University since 1999. He also has reported on schools and other topics for The Chicago Tribune, The Kansas City Star, The Kansas City Times and City News Bureau of Chicago. He is a graduate of Michigan State University.
