In the fall of 2018, more than one-third of first-time students in New Jersey, Hawaii, Connecticut, New Hampshire and Vermont attended college out of state, the report explains. Those states in particular could benefit from more students attending college in their home state.
New Jersey is taking steps to make that happen. Ten of its public four-year institutions recently banded together in a campaign to draw back students enrolled in colleges elsewhere with the promise of an easy transfer process and an opportunity to help the state recover from the crisis.
