We have the data from IPEDS for Fall 2016 Distance Education enrollment, organized by sector and by state
IPEDS
Fall 2016 IPEDS First Look: Continued growth in distance education in US
The new IPEDS data for Fall 2016 are out, and first look shows continued growth in distance education in US colleges and universities.
Do For-profit Institutions Converting to Non-profit Affect Distance Education Enrollment Numbers?
There has been no material effect of institutional control changes from for-profit to not-for-profit for the periods covered in the DL Compass report (Fall 2012 through Fall 2015).
Digital Learning Compass: New report on distance education higher ed enrollments
Distance learning continues to grow, with a little more than half of the total enrollments from students who are taking both online and on-campus classes. That said, the number of students studying on a campus has dropped by almost one million between 2012 and 2015.
Digital Learning Compass: New WCET webcast on distance education enrollment trends
This Wednesday, April 19th, at 11am PDT / 2pm EDT I will be participating in a WCET webcast based on the latest National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) and its Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) data for the Fall 2015 term on distance education (DE) enrollment.
Recommended Reading: IHE coverage of NBER paper and critiques
Two good pieces in Inside Higher Ed look into Caroline Hoxby’s controversial NBER report. Neither of them is vindicating.
One More Thing on NBER Report: Where did pre-2011 data come from?
The closer we look, the worse it seems.