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First-Time Graduate Enrollment Rises, But Declines Domestically

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The proportion of domestic first-time enrollment had gone from 78.9% in Fall 2016 to 87.4% And although there were decreases this past year in first-time enrollment of certain demographics, the average annual change over the past five years indicates that numbers are generally trending upwards, according to the report.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Department of Education, the Upward Bound program works with students from six area high schools that are identified as potential first-generation college students. From 2021 to 2024, the percentage of Latinx faculty applicants increased by 15%. By example, initially funded in 2007 by a grant from the U.S.

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Salovey to Step Down as President of Yale

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The percentage of freshmen who are Black, Latinx, or Native nearly doubled between 2013 and 2021, and the share of first-generation students climbed nine points to 21 percent. Yale also became more financially accessible: the number of incoming freshmen who qualify for Pell grants doubled from his first year to 22% at present.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students. Approximately 33% of ASU’s enrollment is dual credit students (3,700 students taking both high school and college courses), 43% of whom are Latinos and first-generation college students. Additionally, 39.93% of graduate students are Latino.

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On the 75th Anniversary of the GI Bill, Military-Connected Students Need The College Transparency Act

IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

Veterans are often first-generation students and some are from underserved populations. Once they narrow their options down to a few schools, they will also need help navigating the application and acceptance process.

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Featured Partner Scholarships: November 2022

Scholarship America

Since 2016, the AbbVie Immunology Scholarship has been helping reduce the financial burden of college for students impacted by inflammatory diseases. I did not, however, expect to be diagnosed with a chronic inflammatory disease (ID) before finishing my first semester. .” Applicants must be legal residents of the U.S.

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How dual enrollment can combat enrollment declines

EAB

Data from EAB student surveys and partner institutions have shown a steady increase in the average number of applications per student from just over six to seven across the pandemic. For enrollment leaders, this means that students’ attention is increasingly divided.