Economy

Enrollment of new students at graduate schools in the United States dropped slightly from 2009 to 2010, despite an 8.4 percent increase in applications. It was the first decline in first-time graduate enrollment since 2003, according to the Council of Graduate Schools, and came after a 5.5 percent increase the previous year.

The Iowa Board of Regents wants more money next year for the three public universities in an effort to keep tuition increases in line with inflation and maintain educational quality.

While faculty pay hasn’t budged on most campuses in three years, Utah college and university presidents will get raises under a plan approved unanimously Friday by the State Board of Regents.

Faced with steep cuts in state funding, University of California regents debate a budget plan that could lead to tuition increases of 8% to 16% a year through 2015-16.

Revenues for the University of Alabama system will go up 4 percent to $3.4 billion this year, even as students and parents are contributing a larger portion of funds than ever.

The University of California, Davis, generated $5.5 billion in local economic activity during the 2009-2010 fiscal year, according to a new report by the university's Office of the President.

Rutgers University says it had a record fundraising year for the 12 months that ended June 30, largely because of an anonymous $27 million gift.

A private airplane cost North Dakota State University more than $500,000 last year, but President Dean Bresciani says it’s a more efficient use of time and money than driving to meetings across the state. Bresciani said his goal is to use the plane only when multiple people need to travel and he flies commercial for out-of-state trips.

As income inequality has increased in the United States over the last decade, so too has the gap between rich and poor colleges and universities.

The net assets of the University of South Alabama Foundation increased by more than $34.8 million between the 2010 and 2011 fiscal year, foundation officials said Thursday.