Idaho higher education enrollment slows. It is a one-off, or the start of a troubling trend?

An article from Idaho Education News, republished by the Idaho Press, examines a slight decline in fall 2026 enrollment across Idaho’s colleges and universities and considers whether it signals a longer-term trend. The article references WICHE’s Knocking at the College Door: Projections of High School Graduates, which projects a 20% decline in the number of high school graduates across the West between 2023 and 2041. View original source.