2025年美国高等教育趋势报告

IN HIGHEREDUCATION 2025 TRENDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION 3 /INTRODUCTION 4 /EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 5 /TREND 1: ACADEMIC PROGRAM INNOVATIONS REFLECT 8 /TREND 2: INSTITUTIONS REFINE STRATEGIES TO INCREASE 11 /TREND 3: HIGHER EDUCATION LEADERS FACE STARK 14 /TREND 4: STUDENT SUPPORT RESOURCES EVOLVE WITH A 17 /TREND 5: CAMPUSES LEAN ON BRAND STRENGTH IN A 20 /CONCLUSION21 /SOURCES24 /ABOUT HANOVER For higher education leaders, 2025 is a year of change. At the time of this writing, sweeping changes in the U.S. federal government are upending thehigher education sector. The move to pause and scale back federal agencies and operations hasopened new questions and concerns about the future of college and university funding, research, In addition to potential shifts in funding, policy, or oversight, higher education institutions stillface a host of persistent challenges. For campuses large and small, increased competition for a Compounding factors such as intensifying public scrutiny, a profound demand for career-connectedoutcomes, and a rising need for more complex student support leave institutions with the difficult While higher education’s story continues to be written, it’s clear that it has reached a new inflectionpoint. In this moment, it’s crucial for institutions to ride the wave of change while keeping a steady Hanover’s2025 Trends in Higher Educationreport highlights five trends our experts believeare at the forefront in 2025. From rethinking academic programs and student support, totransforming financial models, brand perceptions, and student access, colleges and universities This report’s collection of data, recommendations, and case studies is intended to help your Learn more about Hanover’shigher education insightsorreadlast year’s trend report. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Through our partnership with hundreds of public and private colleges and universities in the U.S. and around the world, we seethe many ways that higher education institutions are taking on complicated challenges without losing sight of students’ academic, Student Support Resources Evolvewith a Deeper Understanding of Reflect the Demand for a StrongerCareer‑Aligned Return on Investment1 As student support needs and political pressuresescalate, institutions are investing in student As students, employers, and legislators increasingly demandcareer-connected learning, institutions are creativelyrepositioning programs, reimagining requirements, and Skeptical and Tight Market Increase College Access and AidforStudents Amid heightened political and public scrutiny, institutionsare reiterating their relevance — and their differences —through nuanced branding efforts to appeal to shifting Despite enrollment and financial aid obstacles andpolicy disruptions, institutions are creatively prioritizing Financial Realities and SignificantlyReshape Budgets With ongoing volatility in the sector, institutions areembracing data-informed practices to shore up their TREND 1: Academic ProgramInnovations Reflectthe Demand For a As students, employers, and legislatorsincreasingly demand career-connectedlearning, institutions are creatively CAREER & LABOR MARKET EXPECTATIONS DEGREES & CERTIFICATES EVOLVE Todemonstrate academic program ROI,institutionsareactively retooling offerings to better align withworkforce needs and student demand. They’re using labormarket data in the program planning process to assess The demand for skill-based learning in higher educationisnot new,but for students,hiring managers,andpolicymakers in 2025, it’s now an imperative. The percentage of workers’ skillsprojected to be disrupted bytechnological change by 2030 As public expectations about the value and purpose of acollege degree change, postsecondary students across alldisciplines seek an education with real-world applicabilityand a clear return on investment (ROI). At the same time, 1 in 7 Evenwhile some program cuts continue,institutionsare reformulating or repackaging existing programs andlaunching new interdisciplinary degrees, microcredentials, The ratio of provosts who saytheir institution has reviewedcurriculum to ensure it will ACCELERATED LEARNING & COMPRESSED TERMS MODERNIZING REQUIRED LEARNING Someinstitutions are eyeing three-year bachelor’sprograms or accelerated graduate or professional degreeprograms, particularly in business and health care areas.This approach aims to diversify the prospect pool, make Toretain relevance,many institutions are redesigningundergraduate general education requirements to expandskill-based learning and simplify paths to graduation. Thistypically involves reducing the number of required credits The number of U.S. collegestudents who wanted to Amore common approach to accelerated learning iscompressed academic periods, with shorter 1–12-weekterms,flex terms,and other condensed offerings forinternships, fieldwork, or study abroad that allow students Additionally, as some colleges and universities reclassifyhum