Steepest enrollment decline – U.S. universities

These 50 U.S. universities show the steepest undergraduate enrollment declines over the available trend window, out of 3638 with reported enrollment history. Hacienda La Puente Adult Education (CA) has fallen 86.9%.

#InstitutionUndergrad change (2016–2024)
1Hacienda La Puente Adult EducationCA · Public-86.9%
2Baker CollegeMI · Private-84.3%
3DeVry University-OhioOH · Private for-profit-83.4%
4Indiana Institute of TechnologyIN · Private-79.9%
5University of Puerto Rico-UtuadoPR · Public-77.3%
6Ohio Christian UniversityOH · Private-76.6%
7Florida Institute of Technology-OnlineFL · Private-74.3%
8University of New Mexico-Los Alamos CampusNM · Public-73.3%
9Remington College-Dallas CampusTX · Private-73%
10University of South Carolina-SalkehatchieSC · Public-72.6%
11Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de GuayamaPR · Public-70.7%
12Excelsior UniversityNY · Private-69.8%
13Miami Regional UniversityFL · Private for-profit-69.3%
14University of Management and TechnologyVA · Private for-profit-69.1%
15South University-West Palm BeachFL · Private for-profit-68.5%
16Universal Technical Institute-OrlandoFL · Private for-profit-68.3%
17Colegio Universitario de San JuanPR · Public-67.9%
18Clovis Adult EducationCA · Public-67.5%
19Concorde Career College-San BernardinoCA · Private for-profit-67.3%
20University of South Carolina-UnionSC · Public-67%
21Concorde Career College-Grand PrairieTX · Private for-profit-67%
22Columbia CollegeMO · Private-66.5%
23Blue Cliff College-MetairieLA · Private for-profit-66.4%
24University of Arkansas GranthamAR · Public-66.4%
25Allen County Community CollegeKS · Public-66%
26Berkeley College-New YorkNY · Private for-profit-65.8%
27Dewey University-Hato ReyPR · Private-65.4%
28Liceo de Arte y TecnologiaPR · Private for-profit-65%
29Ohio University-Southern CampusOH · Public-64.7%
30University of New Mexico-Valencia County CampusNM · Public-64.6%
31University of BaltimoreMD · Public-64.4%
32Concorde Career College-MemphisTN · Private for-profit-64.3%
33Chamberlain University-OhioOH · Private for-profit-64.2%
34Methodist CollegeIL · Private-63.5%
35University of Connecticut-Waterbury CampusCT · Public-63.5%
36American InterContinental University-AtlantaGA · Private for-profit-63.2%
37D'Mart InstitutePR · Private for-profit-62.7%
38Strayer University-VirginiaVA · Private for-profit-62.6%
39Bethel UniversityTN · Private-62%
40Miller-Motte College-FayettevilleNC · Private for-profit-61.8%
41Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-MayaguezPR · Private-61.6%
42Diversified Vocational CollegeCA · Private for-profit-61.4%
43Arkansas Baptist CollegeAR · Private-61%
44Clinton Community CollegeNY · Public-60.9%
45Concorde Career College-Garden GroveCA · Private for-profit-60.9%
46Westminster UniversityUT · Private-60.7%
47University of Arkansas Hope-TexarkanaAR · Public-60.5%
48Rasmussen University-FloridaFL · Private for-profit-60.5%
49Chowan UniversityNC · Private-60.5%
50San Joaquin Valley College-VisaliaCA · Private for-profit-60.3%

A data ranking, not an Ibex endorsement or quality rating. Ranked solely on the metric named above using the most recent College Scorecard & IPEDS release, which lags the current academic year by 2–3 years. Institutions that do not report this metric are excluded. Figures and peer context appear on each institution’s profile.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard & IPEDS (most recent release, 2024-25), with NSF NCSES (HERD), the Clery Act & EADA collections, Census ACS, BLS Employment Projections, WICHE & the FSA Direct Loan Dashboard. Compiled by Ibex Insights. For informational benchmarking only, not financial, investment, or accreditation advice. See the methodology.