How many colleges were closed in 2025?
Notable 2025 closures:
Northland College (WI): Closed in May 2025 due to long-term financial distress.
Cornish College of the Arts (WA): Closed and is being transferred to Seattle University.
Eastern Nazarene College (MA): Was slated to close, but plans to continue serving students on track to graduate.
Fontbonne University (MO): Closed in 2025.
St. Andrews University (NC): Closed in May 2025 due to financial collapse.
Limestone University (SC): Permanently shut down in Spring 2025 after failing to raise funds.
New York Conservatory of Dramatic Arts (NY): Closed in June 2025 after failing to find strategic alternatives.
The King’s College (NYC): Announced it will close permanently.
