so did ours state university system in the west coast, apparently they had been suffering from enrollment issue for years(covid just made it worst because people dint learn anything by being only on online classes, plus almost no job prospects after graduations), last i read on latest news is they are enticing HS to enroll early, if they complete certain requirements(so guaranteed seats in the state uni), its a bandaid. Cant say the same for the University or UC system(which i heard is not affected for the moment.

and pre-pandemic , people were already not happy with how little they got out of thier university(wet lab experience, x experience)