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Undergraduate enrollment drives most of the fall, and public institutions—especially community colleges—show the steepest losses. Full-time and part-time enrollment both decrease, with community colleges sustaining large double-digit declines. 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Total postsecondary enrollment, which includes both undergraduate and graduate students, fell a further 4.1 percent or 685,000 students in spring 2022 compared to spring 2021. This follows a 3.5 percent drop last spring, for a total two-year decline of 7.4 percent or nearly 1.3 million students since spring 2020 (see Table 1 and Figure 1 for historical trends) . The declines this spring are also markedly steeper than they were last fall, when total postsecondary enrollment declined by 2.7 percent from the previous fall.  \nUndergraduate enrollment accounted for most of the decline, dropping 4.7 percent this spring or over 662,000 students from spring 2021. This is only slightly less than last spring’s 4.9 percent loss. As a result, the undergraduate student body is now 9.4 percent or nearly 1.4 million students smaller than before the pandemic (see Table 2) . Undergraduate enrollment is also falling more steeply this spring than it was in fall 2021 (-4 .7% vs. -3. 1%) .  \nWhile all institutional sectors experienced varying degrees of enrollment declines, the public sector (two-and four-year colleges combined), which enrolled 71 percent of all students this spring, suffered the steepest drop, over 604,000 students (-5 .0%; see Table 1) . In particular, community colleges fell by 7.8 percent (351,000 students), representing more than half of the total postsecondary enrollment losses this spring. Community colleges have now lost over 827,000 students since spring 2020 (see Table 2) .  \nFull-time student numbers fell by 3.8 percent (403,000 students), for a total two-year decline of 7.2 percent (787,000 students) . For a second straight year, community colleges suffered double-digit declines in full-time students, amounting to nearly 11 percent (168,000 students) this year and 20.9 percent (372,000 students) for the two years since spring 2020. Part-time enrollment across all sectors fell by 4.5 percent (282,000 students), resulting in a cumulative loss of 7.7 percent (501,000 students) since spring 2020 (see Table 3) . At private non-profit four-year institutions, part-time student enrollment dropped this spring (-4 . 1%), reversing last year’s gains (+2 .8%) .  \nThere were over 462,000 fewer women enrolled (-4 .6%) this spring, more than doubling losses experienced the previous year, leading to a two-year total enrollment decline of 665,000 students (see Table 7) . Community colleges contributed most to this loss (-9 .2% or 251,000 fewer women versus-5 .6% or 100,000 fewer men) .  \nEnrollment of adults over 24 fell by 5.8 percent (354,000 students) this spring, with half of this decrease seen at community colleges (-10 .8%, 176,000 students; see Table 4) . Traditional college-aged students (18-24) were down by 3.2 percent (316,000 students) since spring 2021, at a slowing pace from a 5 percent decline the previous year. Since the start of the pandemic, community colleges have lost nearly 20 percent of students in the traditional age group and 16.2 percent of adult students (see Table 4) . Meanwhile, the average age of full-time undergraduates in the public sector declined slightly, reversing the increases seen in average age of students enrolled in spring 2021 (see Table 5) .  \nWhile postsecondary enrollment continued to drop across the nation, several states experienced growth because students enrolling in primarily online institutions based in these states have been increasing (see Table 8a) . State-level spring enrollment is also available by institution sector (see Table 8b) .  \nOverview: Spring 2022 Enrollment Estimates  \n CURRENT   \nTerm Enrollment  \nESTIMATES  \nSPRING 2022  \nThe largest undergraduate majors at four-year institutions showed stagnant enrollment or continued drops, with a few exceptions such as computer sciences (+7 .8% or 37,600 students) and psychology (+4 .7% o","cbCaioi5elrxvfmp","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaioi5elrxvfmp","pdf",5032347,18,"English","# Overview: Spring 2022 Enrollment Estimates\n## Total and sector declines\n## Student mix: full-time/part-time, gender, and age\n## State-level and major-field changes\n## Spring Freshman Enrollment Trend","[{\"question\":\"How much did total postsecondary enrollment change in spring 2022 versus spring 2021?\",\"answer\":\"Total postsecondary enrollment fell by 4.1% (685,000 students) in spring 2022 compared with spring 2021.\"},{\"question\":\"Which sector experienced the steepest enrollment drop in spring 2022?\",\"answer\":\"The public sector experienced the steepest drop, with community colleges falling by 7.8% (351,000 students), accounting for more than half of total losses.\"},{\"question\":\"What patterns are highlighted in the spring freshman enrollment trend?\",\"answer\":\"Spring freshman enrollment is much smaller than fall freshman enrollment; the analysis shows pandemic-related shifts, including community college and race/ethnicity-specific changes in spring 2022 starters.\"}]","Spring 2022 Enrollment Estimates - Overview | PDF",1792055617,45]