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Media Mentions
09Jun
2026

The Last Class of 18-Year-Olds

An article from The EDU Ledger reports on how National University is successfully navigating the decreasing high school graduation rates and how other schools around the country are doing the same. Data from WICHE’s Knocking at the College Door: Projections of High...

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31May
2026

18 Years Ago, Coloradans Started Having Fewer Babies. Now It’s a Higher Education Problem.

An article from The Denver Post about how Colorado is expected to see a 12% decline in high school graduates between 2023 and 2041. Data from WICHE’s Knocking at the College Door: Projections of High School Graduates is cited. View original source....

Media Mentions
25May
2026

Waiʻanae Grads Go Big, But Hawaiʻi Celebrations Could Soon Shrink

An article from Honolulu Civil Beat about Wai’anae High School’s recent commencement ceremony and the impact a decreasing high school graduation rate will have on Hawai’i in the future. Data from WICHE’s Knocking at the College Door: Projections of High School...

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21May
2026

UT Arlington Revamps Degrees as Texas Universities Face Similar Decisions

An article from Chron about how The University of Texas at Arlington is reorganizing some of its program offerings amidst demographic and economic shifts. Data from WICHE’s Knocking at the College Door: Projections of High School Graduates is cited. View original source here.

Media Mentions
19May
2026

The Growing Divide in Higher Education

An article from the BlackRock Advisor Center about how uncertain funding sources to universities impact active municipal investers. Data from WICHE’s Knocking at the College Door: Projections of High School Graduates is cited. View original source here.

Media Mentions
16May
2026

‘Never Going Out of Style’ — How Catholic Colleges Aim to Navigate the Demographic Cliff

An article from The Pillar about Catholic colleges and how they are preparing for the decreasing rate of high school graduates. Data from WICHE’s Knocking at the College Door: Projections of High School Graduates is cited. View the original source...

Media Mentions
14May
2026

How to Pay for College Without Loans

An article from U.S. News and World Report lists the Western Undergraduate Exchange as one possible avenue for tuition savings. View original source here.

Media Mentions
13May
2026

Bucking National Projections, Some N.H. Colleges are Reporting Strong Fall 2026 Enrollment Figures

An article from the Concord Monitor cites graduation data from WICHE’s Knocking at the College Door: Projections of High School Graduates while discussing how the University of New Hampshire, New England College, and Colby-Sawyer College have seen an increase in first-year...

Media Mentions
11May
2026

12 Reasons Some Colleges are Closing Their Doors

An article from The Queen Zone cites high school graduation data from WICHE’s Knocking at the College Door: Projections of High School Graduates in its discussion of multiple factors influencing college closures. View original source here.

Media Mentions
08May
2026

Graduation by the Numbers

An article from The Oakdale Leader cites demographic data from WICHE’s Knocking at the College Door: Projections of High School Graduates while discussing notable figures regarding high school graduation in the United States. View the original source here.

Media Mentions
07May
2026

Higher Education at a Crossroads: Fiscal Considerations for States

A report from the National Conference of State Legislators cites data fromWICHE’s Knocking at the College Door: Projections of High School Graduates while discussing the impacts of shifting demographies, policy issues, and state economic landscapes on funding higher education at the...

Media Mentions
01May
2026

Higher Ed’s Enrollment Cliff Is Here. Now Meet the Graduate Glut.

An article from The Chronicle of Higher Education where WICHE Vice President, Policy Analysis and Research, Patrick Lane, is quoted alongside data from WICHE’s Knocking at the College Door: Projections of High School Graduates to discuss the impact of graduation...

Media Mentions
29Apr
2026

Score a Good Grade on Graduation Celebrations

An article from The Inside Press about hosting the best graduation party. Data from WICHE’s Knocking at the College Door: Projections of High School Graduates is cited. View originial source here.

Media Mentions
27Apr
2026

Lessons from State Tuition Recovery Funds for Consumer Protection in Higher Education

A report by The American Enterprise Institute discusses cases for expanding state-level tuition recovery funds to the federal level. WICHE’s Knocking at the College Door: Projections of High School Graduates is cited. View original source here.

Media Mentions
14Apr
2026

Aagard Presents on Zero-textbook-cost Degrees

An article from Boise State News on Hans Aagard with the Boise State University eCampus Center, and Greg Wilson, assistant dean at the College of Western Idaho School of Arts and Humanities, presenting their research on “z-degrees” at the...

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13Apr
2026

No Tuition Hike at NWC

An article from Cody Enterprise where Lisa Watson and Shelby Wetzel, president and executive director of the Northwest College (NWC) Foundation, discuss how NWC and the NWC Foundation are going to cover the cost associated with the tuition increase recently...

Media Mentions
01Apr
2026

Trends in Higher Education: Interiors are Becoming More Human, More Flexible and More Strategic

An article from Floor Daily on how higher education interiors are being utilized as recruiting and retention tools amidst demographic pressure. WICHE’s Knocking at the College Door: Projections of High School Graduates is cited. View original source.

Media Mentions
31Mar
2026

UI Makes 10 Consecutive Semesters of Enrollment Growth

An article from The Argonaut on how the Western Undergraduate Exchange has impacted the University of Idaho’s enrollment growth. View original source.

Media Mentions
18Mar
2026

How NAU is Making Grad School More Affordable

An article from The NAU Review reports on Northern Arizona University joining the Western Regional Graduate Program, which will launch in Fall 2026. The Western Undergraduate Exchange is also mentioned. View original source.

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Melanie Sidwell

Vice President, Communications


303.541.0237

msidwell@wiche.edu