The College Course Materials reports from Simba Information provide an overview of the changing market for instructional resources in higher education in the U.S. and how the college publishing industry is both impacted by market changes and helps shape the market opportunities.
The State of College Course Materials Trends 2021-2023 is now available and focuses on the market conditions and the trends that are likely to persist into the next several years. The report provides the outlook for the higher education publishing industry and sales segment projections through 2023.
The State of College Course Materials Trends 2021-2023 provides statistical data of the changes in market demand for postsecondary education and sizing and context to the market segments of new course materials—both print and digital.
Among the trends Simba explores in The State of College Course Materials Trends 2021-2023 that are shaping market opportunities and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future are:
Contraction of the number of institutions of higher education
Decline in total undergraduate enrollment.
Growing acceptance among faculty of OER
Growth of short-term courses with credentials not degree credits
Changing strategies for the development, sales and distribution of course materials
Methodology
Executive Summary
Introduction
Table The Marist Mindset List for the Class of 2025
Market Size & Enrollment
Institution Types and Numbers
Table Number of U.S. Degree-Granting Postsecondary Institutions, 2020-2021 v. 2019-2020
Public vs. Private
For-Profit/Nonprofit Split among Private Institutions
Institutions with First-Year Undergraduates
Table Degree-Granting Institutions with First-Year Undergraduates, 2019-2020 vs. 2010-2011 vs. 2000- 2001
Institutional Closure and Consolidation
Where Students Are Enrolled
Table U.S. Undergraduate Enrollment by Characteristics, 2000, 2010, 2019
2-Year Down, 4-Year Up
Fall 2021 Enrollment
Table U.S. Undergraduate Enrollment Percentage Changes by Sector, Fall 2019-Fall 2021
Shifting Market for For-Profit Institutions
Table Simba Information Career College Enrollment Index
The Appeal of Distance Education
Table Undergraduate Enrollment in Distance Education Courses, Fall 2019 v. Fall 2018
Table Undergraduate Enrollment in Distance Education, Fall 2020 vs. Fall, 2019
Table Certificate/Associate/ Bachelor's Degrees Awarded, 2018-2019 vs. 2008-2009
Degrees by the Numbers
Fields of Study
Table Fields with Largest Number of Bachelor's Degrees Awarded in 2018-2019 and % Change from 2009-2010
Policy & Funding
Introduction
Costs of Attending College in 2020-2021
Table Undergraduate Tuition and Fees, 2021-2022 vs. 2020-2021
Costs of Attending College in 2021-2022
Federal Funding for Higher Education
Table Selected Higher Education Programs in President Biden's Department of Education Budget Request; FY2022P vs. FY2021 ($ in 000 except for Max Pell Grant, which is actual; P=proposed)
Proposed Postsecondary Education Funding
COVID-19 Aid
Education Department Renews Push for Oversight
Also on the Education Department's Docket in Summer 2021
More Oversight for For-Profit Colleges
State Support for Higher Education
Table State Fiscal Support for Higher Education, FY2021 vs. FY2020 (Fiscal 2021 generally ends June 30, 2021; $ in 000; ranked by % change)
Federal Funding Helps
2-Year Colleges
Looking ahead
Workforce Development
Table Registered Apprenticeship Program Grants, 2021
COVID Relief Funds Aid Workforce Ed efforts
Course Materials
Introduction
Continued Decline in Course Materials Spend
Table Select Findings from 2020-2021 Student Watch
Student Preference
Publishers Hasten Pivot to Digital
Table Higher Education and University Presses Sales, January-September 2021 vs. January-September 2020 ($ in 000)
Segmenting Industry Sales
Table Sales by Segment of Key College Course Materials 2019-2021P ($ in 000,000)
Table Changes in Digital Higher Education Revenue Share at Three Publishers, 2019-2021P ($ in 000,000)
Operating Performance of Providers and Distributers
Table Simba Information's Leading Higher Education Publishers by Higher Education Revenue, 2020 vs. 2019 ($ in 000)