Inspired by the generation of students who will entering college ten years from now, we've identified future states that will define tomorrow's higher education.
4. HIGHER
EDUCATION
IN THE U.S.
Everybody agrees
it’s the best.
55% of Americans say college
has a positive effect on the way
things are going in this country.
Pew Research Center
6. Everybody knows
it has problems.
HIGHER
EDUCATION
IN THE U.S.
When asked how much confidence
they had in colleges and
universities, 56% of Americans
said “some” or “very little.”
Gallup Poll
20. But it won’t start with today’s student.
That thinking
needs to startNOW.
21. The students of
2028 will exist in a
With fundamentally
different values:
future
State.
• Distrust of Institutions
• Belief in themselves
• Trust in Individuals
29. Everybody knows
it has problems.
HIGHER
EDUCATION
IN THE U.S.
“The most valuable combinations of
skills are going to be people who
have training in computer science and
know how machines work, but also
understand the needs of society.”
Avi Goldfarb
University of Toronto
33. “It’s time to end college
majors as we know them.”
Jeffrey Selingo
The Chronicle of Higher Education
34. More than half of 90,000 people
surveyed said they’d change their
major or degree if they had to do
it all over again.
Gallup and Strada Education Network
44. Time’s Up
School shooting protests
Campus sexual assault
Increasing political polarization
Growing racial tensions
45. Political and civic
engagement have
reached their highest
levels in 50 years.
More students than ever
expect to participate in
student protests while
in college.
UCLA’s CIRP Freshman Survey
69. THE FUTURE
STATE OF
HIGHER ED
No longer about a place —
more about a personalized
experience.
Nimble enough to respond
to changes in the market.
Still an institution, but one
that focuses on individuals.