Survey data shows that rural students prefer going to college near where they live. In some cases, they don’t have a financial choice. But there are still options for them, including going a little bit farther away to universities and colleges that offer them financial aid.

The "college deserts," locations where high schools are more than 30 miles away from all community colleges, disproportionately affect rural Americans and those of color, threatening to exacerbate existing education gaps.

Last October, Brown and three other Providence-based colleges and universities agreed to provide over $177 million in voluntary payments to the city over the course of 20 years. The agreement accounts for the fact that the four non-profit educational institutions do not pay property taxes to Providence.

Former and current employees describe frequent hirings and firings that some said have eroded staff and student services.

Utah’s university and college presidents need to better scrutinize what programs they offer—and should cut those that are not graduating students, leading to high-paying jobs or supporting the state’s workforce needs, according to a critical new audit.

Colleges and universities, on average, are admitting a larger proportion of their applicants than they did 20 years ago, new research by the conservative think tank the American Enterprise Institute finds. The median acceptance rate at bachelor’s degree-granting universities and colleges was 7.6 percentage points higher in 2022 than it was in 2012, AEI found.

As the number of “race unknown” students grows, it not only becomes harder to determine a student body’s ethnic and racial diversity but also the impact of the ban on race-conscious admissions.

Short-term certificates have become a popular way for students and workers to quickly learn skills that can lead to better wages, but they don't always lead to better earnings or higher degrees.