The Sloan Consortium’s annual Survey of Online Learning reports that U.S. universities experienced a 17 percent increase in online university enrollment statistics in the past year, with more than one in four students taking at least one online course. The survey also indicates that the current economic climate has had a particularly large impact on students’ demand for affordable distance education. Despite this trend, Sloan’s data suggests that institutions have not done enough to account for online education as they plan around budget cuts and space shortages.