<p>College admissions selectivity was likely pretty low from the late 1960s to the early 1980s (when today’s parents went to college, if they went), after the expansion of universities. However, universities have not expanded as much since then, but the number of students going to college has increased considerably due to population growth.</p>
<p>[Projections</a> of Education Statistics to 2021 - Section 5. Enrollment in Postsecondary Degree-Granting Institutions: Total Enrollment](<a href=“http://nces.ed.gov/programs/projections/projections2021/sec5b.asp]Projections”>http://nces.ed.gov/programs/projections/projections2021/sec5b.asp) indicates that the number of students in college has gone up 46% since 1996.</p>