Enrollment Projections and Degree Estimates 2024-25 to 2029-30 , October Submissions

Enrollment Projections (Oct. 2025) | Actuals and projected In-State and Out-of-State Students

Revised Enrollment Projections 2025, Third Submissions


Enrollment Projections - Grand Total, All Reporting Institutions
HeadcountFTEHeadcountFTEHeadcountFTEHeadcountFTEHeadcountFTE
202456,70820,387 379,078341,754 106,07585,280 11,43513,012 553,296460,433
202559,30920,258 383,215304,929 106,65367,229 11,9078,896 561,084381,054
202659,52222,804 385,565349,306 106,05096,194 8,9279,731 560,066455,232
202760,57623,147 388,531352,443 107,24097,359 8,9839,806 565,333459,609
202861,43223,429 392,244355,423 108,91298,553 9,0999,989 571,690463,966
202962,11723,646 395,416358,525 110,581100,358 9,20510,140 577,320469,022
% chg.4.4%16.0% 4.3%4.9% 17.7% -19.5%-22.1% 4.3%1.9%

Projection Range Differences from Projection Midline
LowHighLowHighLowHighLowHighLowHigh
2026-3,184 (-5.3%)3,175 (5.3%) 19,248 (-5.0%)15,784 (5.0%) -7,589 (-7.2%)6,796 (7.2%) -190 (-2.1%)175 (2.0%) -30,211 (-5.4%)25,931 (4.6%)
2027-3,236 (-5.3%)3,226 (5.3%) 19,535 (-5.0%)17,948 (5.0%) -8,227 (-7.7%)6,751 (7.7%) -221 (-2.5%)172 (1.9%) -31,218 (-5.5%)28,097 (5.0%)
2028-3,278 (-5.3%)3,267 (5.3%) 20,711 (-5.3%)19,662 (5.3%) -8,786 (-8.1%)6,928 (8.1%) -276 (-3.0%)192 (2.1%) -33,050 (-5.8%)30,049 (5.3%)
2029-3,313 (-5.3%)3,300 (5.3%) 21,607 (-5.5%)21,693 (5.5%) -9,284 (-8.4%)6,816 (8.4%) -333 (-3.6%)202 (2.2%) -34,536 (-6.0%)32,011 (5.5%)
Note: Institutions were asked to consider the following in this resubmission of their original enrollment projections. 1) The Western Interstate Compact for Higher Education (WICHE) in their 2024 projections of high school graduates, projected 91,213 graduates compared to 94,328 actual graduates from public high schools. The anticipated peak between now and 2029 is this year, with 95,937 graduates and a decline through 2033, with a peak in 2034 and continued decline to 83,941 in 2042. While typically these projections have been found to be conservative and understate the actual numbers below, staff is of the opinion that they may overstate the supply of high school graduates in that they may contain approximately 5% undocumented students each year, according to the Higher Education Immigratation portal. 2) Graduate PLUS loans are eliminated effective July1, 2026. The remaining federal graduate loan program now has annual limits of $20,500 for graduate students and $50,000 for professional students. The aggregate limit for graduate programs is now $100,000 and $200,000 for professional students. While there are no changes to existing undergraduate loan limits, there is now a lifetime limit of $275,000 on all federal loans. In 2023-24, this limit would have impacted at least 1,753 students/graduates who have federal loan totals in excess of the new limit to a maximum of $622,896.