"The facts: According to a very good compilation list, since the beginning of 2020 exactly 49 degree-granting nonprofit colleges and universities have closed or announced their closures. That's an average of seven per year, out of the 3,227 such institutions that existed in 2020."
"Now, I'm no epidemiologist, but an annual mortality rate of 0.02 percent does not sound like an epidemic to me."
"Furthermore, the schools that have closed fit a specific type: super small. Hampshire had 844 students when it announced its closure, and that put"
The narrative of a college closure epidemic is misleading, with only 49 nonprofit colleges closing since 2020, averaging seven per year. This represents a mere 0.02 percent of the total institutions. The closures primarily involve very small colleges, such as Hampshire College, which had only 844 students at the time of its closure. Assertions linking these closures to broader trends or political agendas lack factual support and misrepresent the situation in higher education.
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