The Education Bubble

Colleges wrestle with new dynamics that undermine yield models based on statistical analysis of past admissions cycles.

…there is no question, admissions officers say, that this year is more of a students’ market.

“It’s like the dot-com bubble burst for higher ed,” said Barbara Fritze, vice president of enrollment at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania. “We’ve been in this growth mode for a period of time. Now there’s a real leveling going on.”

Perhaps this will put a brake on the brake-neck pace of tuition costs?