Surging Gen Y Enrollment Stresses University On-Campus Housing

WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 30, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — A 38.7 percent increase in university enrollment over the past decade is creating a shortage of on-campus housing nationwide, according to a new white paper from the National Multi Housing Council’s (NMHC) National Student Housing Council (NSHC). The analysis utilized U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Census Bureau data between 2000 and 2010 to identify on-campus housing needs across the country.