Rural students graduate at high rates but enroll in college less often due to limited recruitment and course access. Experts urge universities to bolster outreach and support for these communities.
The Trump administration’s plan to cut $980 million from federal work study threatens a program that helps nearly 700,000 students stay enrolled. Experts warn the reductions could limit campus jobs vital to students’ finances and success.
Colleges face financial pressure from declining enrollment and rising costs, while students increasingly prioritize career-ready, flexible degrees. Experts suggest rethinking the traditional major in favor of customizable, modular programs that better align with workforce demands.
College admissions tests are widely used, but they could provide advantages to students who can afford test prep services, private tutoring and test retakes.
The 2024 Health Minds Study found a slight decrease over the previous two years in the percentage of students contemplating suicide. Data also reveals a similar decline in the percentage of students dealing with severe anxiety from 2022 to 2024.
The executive order would reshape the college accreditation system, aligning it with the administration’s political priorities. Those priorities include the rollback of DEI initiatives.
College endowments provide long-term financial support but are often restricted and can't be freely spent. Their structure makes them ill-suited to cover sudden funding cuts like those proposed by the Trump administration.
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.
The national backlash against trans and nonbinary young people may have led fewer nonbinary students to disclose their gender identity in their applications to...
Surveys show that the more time poverty, the greater the chances of a student earning fewer credits or dropping out. This is especially true for Black and Hispanic students and for women.
A study showed that students became disoriented about their majors during their undergraduate education. Oftentimes, they were influenced by professors and advisers who were dismissive of their aspirations and abilities. These students experienced failure, which sometimes ruined their motivation.
Schools will be allowed to pay future players with something more than scholarships. They can give them cash but that’s about all we know. The rest is uncharted territory and there are many more questions than answers.
According to some research, everything associated with landing a good job— professional networks, high GPAs, internships, status symbols—is unequally distributed by class.
Only two out of three internships offer compensation for students at four-year colleges. The situation is worse for students at two-year institutions, where 50% of internships are unpaid.
