1、TRENDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION20232023 TRENDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION3/INTRODUCTION4/EXECUTIVE SUMMARY5/TREND 1:CAREER-FOCUSED LEARNING FLOURISHES IN MODERNIZED,STACKABLE FORMATS 8/TREND 2:DEBT-FREE EDUCATION CAPTURES ATTENTION11/TREND 3:INSTITUTIONS REWORK FINANCIAL MODELS AND REVENUE STREAMS TO ATTAIN SUS

2、TAINABILITY14/TREND 4:INCLUSION AND SUPPORT SERVICES BUILD CONNECTION,ACCEPTANCE,AND SUCCESS17/TREND 5:INCREASED MARKETING SPENDING PUTS PRESSURE ON QUANTIFIABLE RESULTS20/CONCLUSION21/SOURCES 2023 Hanover ResearchHEDWP01233INTRODUCTIONThree years into the pandemic,colleges and universities continue

3、 to adapt while making strategic decisions that are reshaping higher education for the long term.Faced with financial,enrollment,and marketing challenges,institutional leaders are embracing new tuition,degree,and classroom models that move beyond decades of tradition.Theyre addressing critical menta

4、l health and equity needs that are necessary to sustain a resilient and welcoming campus.And they are evolving their messaging to confidently champion the value of their educational experience,even as economic headwinds and public sentiment threaten to diminish the pursuit of adegree.Higher educatio

5、n providers that stay current with the needs of students and the industries that will employ them are best positioned to survive and thrive in the years ahead.This means instituting bold ideas,such as debt-free education,or reimagining how learn-as-you-go(or“stackable”)credits could be applied towar

6、d a certificate or degree.Todays undergraduate and graduate students are accustomed to flexibility and digital-first models;a strategic,future-forward approach to their learning is key to elevating an institutions brand and attracting more potentialenrollees.Hanovers 2023 Trends in Higher Education