Reports
Each report is delivered as a single Excel workbook with raw data, methodology, and ranked tables. Available by request — tell us a little about how you'd use it and we'll follow up directly.
Flagship · v2.0 · May 2026
Every U.S. degree-granting institution mapped to its CBSA, now with Fall 2024 enrollment, 10 years of trend metrics, and an ACS-population overlay so you can see which metros run on college students. Surfaces growth and decline leaders, peak-vs-current gaps, and college-town concentration ratios.
| Tab | What it contains |
|---|---|
| README | Methodology, sources, build notes, and the online-program caveat (SNHU, Liberty, GCU, Phoenix) that distorts headline ratios |
| CBSA Rollup | 809 metros / micros. Fall 2015 / 2019 / 2024 enrollment, 5-yr and 9-yr CAGR, ACS 2018 + 2023 population, population growth, and enrollment-to-population ratio |
| Top Growers | Top 50 CBSAs (≥25k students) by Fall 2019→2024 enrollment CAGR, with population growth alongside for context |
| Top Decliners | Top 50 CBSAs by 5-year enrollment decline — useful for spotting overbuilt student-housing risk |
| Highest Ratios | Top 75 CBSAs by enrollment-to-population concentration — the cleanest college-town signal |
| Institutions Master | 8,740 institutions with current enrollment, YoY change, 5-yr and long-period CAGR, peak year, % off peak, and trend tier |
The College Town Index v2.0
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