Projected first-year college enrollment down in Pennsylvania
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Projected first-year enrollment is down at Pennsylvania’s 14 state universities. According to numbers released Thursday by the state’s higher education system, 17,277 students paid deposits this week compared to 17,583 during this period last year. That’s a decline of nearly 2%. However, enrollment numbers vary. Cheyney University saw a 51% increase in first-year students making deposits at the historically black school. Bloomsburg University saw the deepest decline with 19% fewer first-year students enrolling. Officials cited the coronavirus pandemic as a reason for the lower numbers. But they also say there is a continuing decline in high school graduates. Completed applications statewide are down 6% this year.