Jeff Salingo
Jeff Selingo is a New York Times bestselling author and journalist on higher education and college admissions, former editor of The Chronicle of Higher Education, and special advisor at Arizona State University.
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Sep 10, 2026
Christina DachenHOST
So that said, what are the top two to three enrollment trends you're seeing right now in higher ed that we as independent school enrollment leaders or heads or boards should be paying close attention to right now?
Jeff SalingoGUEST
Well, I mean, the big one that you hear about all the time is the enrollment cliff.
Jeff SalingoGUEST
So we have now entered a period where the number of students coming through the elementary and middle schools and upper schools is is slowly declining.
Jeff SalingoGUEST
It will hit a low in the next couple of years and then kind of really not recover.
Jeff SalingoGUEST
Obviously, we're already starting to see this and seeing this and dealing with this in K through 12.
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