nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor2 670N|||Spring College Enrollment Dropped By Nearly 730, 000 Students. And It’s Not Just About COVID||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||Undergraduate college enrollment fell again this spring, down nearly 5% from a year ago. “It’s really the end of a truly frightening year for higher education, ” one researcher says.