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Analysts and university leaders outline enrollment shifts, loan changes and teacher-pipeline concerns
Summary
DLS presented the fiscal 2027 higher education overview showing modest state funding increases and enrollment trends; USM, public and private colleges described outreach, early-college efforts, concerns about federal Grad PLUS/Parent PLUS caps, and strategies to grow the teacher pipeline amid declining program enrollments.
Department of Legislative Services analysts told the Education and Economic Development Subcommittee that state support for higher education increases modestly in the governor’s fiscal 2027 allowance, but multiple structural pressures require targeted strategies across institutions.
DLS reported that overall state funding for higher education rises about 3.3% ($99.7 million), with public four-year institutions increasing roughly 3.1% and community college aid up 3.2%. Exhibits reviewed by the committee showed inflation-adjusted state support per full-time-equivalent student has grown, tuition in Maryland remains below many competitors, and the state’s fall 2025 undergraduate headcount is roughly 1% below 2016 levels.
Analysts and university leaders emphasized several…
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