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US Higher Education Finance: Enrollment Trends, Cost Pressures, and Credit Outlook
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Key Findings
FAFSA simplification has partially addressed enrollment barriers. Demographic headwinds are concentrated in the Northeast and Midwest. Moody's has placed over 30 private colleges on negative outlook citing enrollment and revenue stress.
US colleges and universities face a structural enrollment decline and rising cost pressures. This whitepaper analyses the demographic cliff facing higher education, revenue diversification strategies, and the credit implications for tax-exempt bonds issued by colleges.