How Catholic colleges aim to navigate the demographic cliff

Whatever else they’re thinking about, every college president in the U.S. has one common concern right now — the coming demographic cliff. In 2024, the U.S. recorded a birth rate of 1.6 births per woman, the lowest rate on record, well below the population replacement rate of 2.1 children per woman. Children born in 2007 will head to college next fall. Then, fewer and fewer students will apply and attend college, simply because there are fewer and fewer students in high school. Jack Figge joins us with more.Further Reading‘Never going out of style’ — How Catholic colleges aim to navigate the demographic cliffGuest InfoJack Figge is a young Catholic journalist pursuing an MBA at Benedictine College, with a BA in political science and theology This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariapm.substack.com