Steepest enrollment decline – public universities

These 50 public universities show the steepest undergraduate enrollment declines over the available trend window, out of 1686 with reported enrollment history. Hacienda La Puente Adult Education (CA) has fallen 86.9%.

#	Institution	Undergrad change (2016–2024)
1	Hacienda La Puente Adult EducationCA	-86.9%
2	University of Puerto Rico-UtuadoPR	-77.3%
3	University of New Mexico-Los Alamos CampusNM	-73.3%
4	University of South Carolina-SalkehatchieSC	-72.6%
5	Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de GuayamaPR	-70.7%
6	Colegio Universitario de San JuanPR	-67.9%
7	Clovis Adult EducationCA	-67.5%
8	University of South Carolina-UnionSC	-67%
9	University of Arkansas GranthamAR	-66.4%
10	Allen County Community CollegeKS	-66%
11	Ohio University-Southern CampusOH	-64.7%
12	University of New Mexico-Valencia County CampusNM	-64.6%
13	University of BaltimoreMD	-64.4%
14	University of Connecticut-Waterbury CampusCT	-63.5%
15	Clinton Community CollegeNY	-60.9%
16	University of Arkansas Hope-TexarkanaAR	-60.5%
17	Bloomfield College of Montclair State UniversityNJ	-59.8%
18	Navarro CollegeTX	-59%
19	University of New Mexico-Gallup CampusNM	-58.6%
20	Victor Valley CollegeCA	-57.2%
21	Ohio University-Lancaster CampusOH	-56.8%
22	University of Akron Wayne CollegeOH	-56.1%
23	Piedmont Community CollegeNC	-54.5%
24	Cascadia CollegeWA	-54.5%
25	University of New Mexico-Taos CampusNM	-53.6%
26	Hocking CollegeOH	-53.4%
27	Washburn Institute of TechnologyKS	-53.1%
28	Truman State UniversityMO	-52.6%
29	Ranger CollegeTX	-52.6%
30	Henderson State UniversityAR	-52.2%
31	Vincennes UniversityIN	-51.6%
32	Ohio University-Zanesville CampusOH	-51.6%
33	SUNY Corning Community CollegeNY	-51.1%
34	Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de ManatiPR	-50.7%
35	Atlanta Metropolitan State CollegeGA	-50.6%
36	TCAT AthensTN	-50.6%
37	Mineral Area CollegeMO	-50.6%
38	Mt Hood Community CollegeOR	-50.5%
39	Saint Cloud State UniversityMN	-50.5%
40	University of South Carolina-LancasterSC	-50.1%
41	Southern State Community CollegeOH	-50.1%
42	Schenectady County Community CollegeNY	-49.9%
43	CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeNY	-49.5%
44	Compton CollegeCA	-49.4%
45	Massachusetts College of Liberal ArtsMA	-49.4%
46	East Georgia State CollegeGA	-49.3%
47	Central Michigan UniversityMI	-48.7%
48	Western Illinois UniversityIL	-48.4%
49	Quincy CollegeMA	-48.4%
50	Western Wyoming Community CollegeWY	-48.3%

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.