More US Colleges and Universities Could Face Closures, Mergers 

FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2019, file photo, students walk on the campus of Green Mountain College in Poultney, Vermont. The college, which opened in 1834, closed in 2019.

Enrollment declines and other financial pressures could lead more U.S. colleges to close or merge with other institutions, according to Fitch Ratings.

The company told Bloomberg News that half of its below-investment-grade ratings on higher education entities carry a negative outlook, Yahoo! Finance reports. (September 2023).