Advanced schooling faces a looming demographic storm. Decades-long patterns in fertility, migration, and immigration persistently nudge the united states toward the Hispanic Southwest. Because of this, the Northeast and Midwest-traditional higher education strongholds-expect to reduce five percent of their college-aged populations between today and the mid-2020s.

In Demographics as well as the Demand for Higher Education, Nathan D. Grawe is rolling out the bigger Education Demand Index (HEDI), which relies on data about Demographics as well as the Demand for Higher Education through the 2002 Education Longitudinal Research (ELS) to estimate the likelihood of college-going using simple demographic variables. Examining demand forecasts by organization type and rank while disaggregating by demographic groups, Grawe provides independent forecasts for two-year schools, elite establishments, and everything in between. The near future demand for university attendance, he argues, is dependent critically on organization type. While many institutions face painful contractions, for instance, demand for elite schools is likely to grow by more than fifteen percent in future years.

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