OHIO — The number of students in enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities continues to decline, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. 

Undergraduate enrollment for this fall (2021) showed no signs of recovery from the drop that occurred last year with the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Doug Shapiro, executive director of the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, shared insight about the data in an interview with Spectrum News 1.