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Financial Pressure Grows for Colleges, Fitch Says

Pressure on college finances is intensifying despite modest enrollment growth this fall, slowing inflation and other tailwinds for the sector, according to a recent analysis by Fitch Ratings. In a Friday release, Fitch noted that while most of the colleges it rates have stable financial outlooks, it has increasingly lowered outlooks for colleges in recent quarters — which could portend more credit downgrades ahead. Sectorwide, the ratings agency has a negative outlook for higher education, a now multiyear trend, Fitch senior director Emily Wadhwani noted in a Thursday webinar. “We do expect the sector to yield generally softer operating margins and continue to show some strains on financial flexibility as we head into 2025,” she said.


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