Postsecondary Solutions Learning Markets... Opportunities 2004

Eduventures estimates that total revenue for the postsecondary market will grow 3.7% by the end of 2004, the lowest rate of growth the market has seen in the past nine years.

Despite consistent increases in U.S. higher education enrollments, colleges and universities are facing flattened and even declining budgets. This has led to more conservative spending by institutions, as they target segments that will yield the most returns, while also improving efficiency. Technology and service markets have seen the greatest growth rates over the past year, while the computing hardware and publishing markets continue to see only minimal growth rates.

Within this report, Eduventures explores the following postsecondary market trends:

• Influence of online education on market growth


• Supplier consolidation due to a maturing market


• Providers' interest in new and adjacent markets


• Growing importance of services to support core products


• Increasing acceptance of outsourcing by colleges and universities