With cheats and mods you actually can. I have started micromanage my sims to make sure they go to (and pass) uni. Enrollment is easy enough, the cheat requires no mods, just testingcheats on and a shift click to enroll (I do this with active sims as well as it cuts down on waiting time). That way you can make a bunch of young adults, move them into an empty lot and then enroll them all into uni and move them to dorms.
As I play with MCCC, I have notifications on for aging, and once every sim week enroll most new young adults this way (some I give jobs instead if I don't think uni is right for them).
With the All Cheats Mod you also have access to things like university.finish_term which I use to make sure all sims pass university. Now I wish this was something that could be included in game, but as it's not, it's the next best thing.
I use this page a lot for controlling my uni-students: https://www.carls-sims-4-guide.com/expansionpacks/discoveruniversity/cheats.php
