Fewer people enrolled in Arkansas’ colleges this fall, part of a long-term trend exacerbated by the economic challenges of the coronavirus pandemic. Campus leaders cited various reasons for the shrinking enrollments: Economic hardship related to the pandemic and the uncertainty of additional financial help; students deferring their registration after admission to the spring term or later; and the challenges of caring for children because of less access to child care or while children attend school remotely.
https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2020/sep/16/state-colleges-report-fall-enrollment/
