The New Majority Learner Report 2025

Higher education is changing. More students than ever before are juggling college with work, family, and other responsibilities.

They're stretched for time, are underprepared for their studies, or face obstacles to learning. Standard student support methods simply aren't enough anymore.

The rise of non-traditional learners

In our latest report, we delve into the data, exploring the challenges and motivations of these New Majority Learners, and what it all means for institutions.

Key findings reveal a dramatic shift:

• Non-traditional learners now constitute the New Majority in higher education.
• 40.2% of students are over the age of 22.
• 69.3% work whilst studying.
• The number of neurodivergent learners has increased by a staggering 267% since 2004.

These shifts have significant implications for institutions across the country.

Time-poor learners, underprepared learners, and learners facing innate barriers generate wide-ranging challenges and opportunities that higher education is currently ill-equipped to overcome.

Be the first to discover the solutions.