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Are your school's hidden costs spooking students? Here's how to tell it to them straight

By Alcino Donadel

With how significantly students today regard colleges' costs and scholarship packages when making their enrollment decision, it may prove wise to take a more transparent approach to student costs. Here are three ways to do so.

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One university’s answer to the FAFSA fuss: Making their own forms

These 25 states provide the most need-based financial aid. Why it matters to your school

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September 14, 2023

Your student body has fewer Pell Grant students than 10 years ago

Seven of the 10 institutions to sport the most distressing drops in Pell Grant-eligible students had a per-student endowment below $100,000, according to a new report from The New York Times.

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September 12, 2023

How colleges can balance their gender parity without relying on ‘affirmative action for men’

Institutions that demonstrate gender parity have a higher likelihood to enroll more students, receive donor support and even maintain academic integrity, according to The New York Times.

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September 07, 2023

These national efforts aim to close the gap in student achievement

To fend off college stop-out rates and invite more underrepresented students to enroll, non-profits are creating battle-tested blueprints to raise the bar.

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August 22, 2023

These 10 college towns are the most expensive in the nation. The implications are huge

Expensive college towns drive tension and inequity between students, faculty and school leadership. But one state in particular is the main culprit.

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August 16, 2023

These universities’ tuition programs aim to boost enrollment—at the expense of others

With their backs against the wall, tuition-driven colleges and universities have devised ways to attract students from far and wide by offering competitively low tuition prices.

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August 10, 2023

Net good vs. bad investment: Americans are torn when it comes to higher education

New America's "Varying Degrees 2023" survey found that 70% of Americans believe higher education will improve one's financial stability, but only 59% disagree that the state of higher ed is fine as it is.

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August 02, 2023

One in three grad schools leave students with more debt than when they started

The HEA Group and Student Defense found that graduate schools leave students with over $100 million more in debt than what they entered repayment with.

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Are your school's hidden costs spooking students? Here's how to tell it to them straight

One university’s answer to the FAFSA fuss: Making their own forms

These 25 states provide the most need-based financial aid. Why it matters to your school

Access and Affordability Stories

Your student body has fewer Pell Grant students than 10 years ago

How colleges can balance their gender parity without relying on ‘affirmative action for men’

These national efforts aim to close the gap in student achievement

These 10 college towns are the most expensive in the nation. The implications are huge

These universities’ tuition programs aim to boost enrollment—at the expense of others

Net good vs. bad investment: Americans are torn when it comes to higher education

One in three grad schools leave students with more debt than when they started