NIL agents are not required to be certified by the NCAA and certain states. As marketing agents, they look for whatever's best for their players' personal brand both financially and school-wise.

The rollout of the updated Free Application for Federal Student Aid meant schools received students' financial information months later than expected—and some students are still trying to determine their college costs weeks before the fall semester is set to begin.

The increases were included in a $5 billion budget package that also calls for spending cuts and pay raises for some faculty who presented regents with data showing their wages are no longer competitive with other universities.

The tribal college is among the first to open a location in a U.S. city to provide educational opportunities to American Indians who live far from reservations.