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The lopsided market for higher ed
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Tennessee State University's Commencement Ceremony last month. The number of undergraduate students enrolled in college has declined by 9.4% during the pandemic, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Jason Davis/Getty Images hide caption
Tennessee State University's Commencement Ceremony last month. The number of undergraduate students enrolled in college has declined by 9.4% during the pandemic, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
Jason Davis/Getty ImagesThe number of undergraduate students enrolled in college has declined by 9.4% during the pandemic — the biggest drop in more than half a century, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Meanwhile, some of the most selective schools in the country saw a record number of applicants. What could explain these divergent trends?
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