Higher Education
Higher education is a critical contributor to the US economy and culture, attracting billions of international talents every year. The market size of higher education in the US is roughly $580 billion and 2.6% of US GDP. International students are 4% of the total student population, yet they bring in $41 billion to the economy, […]
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ESI was hired to express the impact of the seven member institutions of the New Jersey Association of State Colleges and Universities (NJASCU) on the New Jersey state economy. Together, these member institutions are responsible for a significant amount of economic output, supporting thousands of jobs in the state and generating millions of dollars each […]
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The University of the District of Columbia (UDC) is a public, land-grant, emerging research university in Washington, DC (DC) that focuses on education as a tool for equity and a pathway to the middle class. Looking to quantify its economic and catalytic impact on the local community, UDC retained Econsult Solutions, Inc. (ESI) to evaluate […]
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In late April, Econsult Solutions Inc. hosted a webinar series on critical issues facing the higher education sector. When these five sessions were first conceived and scheduled, of course no one could have predicted that a global pandemic would bring travel and economy to a halt, disrupt all social and commercial activity, and leave every […]
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It’s official: we are living in unprecedented times. Not since the Great Bubonic Plague 650 years ago has a public health crisis affected such a large proportion of the world’s population in such an intense way. Many of us are deep enough into this new normal that we’ve literally gone through all five stages of […]
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Think back to your most vivid memories of college. (For some of us, “back” is a lot of years ago.) Tailgating before the big game and rushing the field after a big upset. Frat parties or small group Bible studies (or, for some of us, both!). 9:00am lecture hall and late-night study sessions, ugh. And of course, graduation. We […]
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