Final Fall Enrollment Trends Methodological Notes – 2025 (PDF)

The Final Fall Enrollment Trends report (previously known as the Current Term Enrollment Estimates fall report) is published every January and provides the final enrollment estimates for the fall term based on comprehensive data. It provides national enrollment estimates by credential type, institutional sector and other characteristics (e.g., locale, selectivity), enrollment intensity, student demographics (e.g., age, race/ethnicity, gender), and major field, as well as state-level enrollment estimates.

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