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Watch the Webcast Recording of the 11th Edition Knocking at the College Door Release
For many years, demographers have warned that the number of high school graduates would peak then decline, adding new pressure to postsecondary enrollments facing the proverbial “cliff.” As predicted, the United States next year will reach its highest peak ever for high school graduates and then enter a period of slow and steady decline, according to the 11th edition of Knocking at the College Door, which was released December 11, 2024. Read the press release.
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Featured Media Mention | June 09, 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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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.
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‘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...
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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...
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