Damages from two $100 billion hurricanes have finally sealed the fate of this 60-year-old private university, which was unsuccessful in its efforts to bring a merger to fruition.
U.S. News & World Report has unveiled its latest rankings of the country's best states for higher education, analyzing the share of each state's college degree holders, graduation rates and more.
Only 51% of students who began a four-year degree in 2012 completed a degree within eight years at that institution, according to NCES. Bellwether believes a nonlinear higher education system can regain students' trust and recapture their valuation of a postsecondary degree.
The Princeton Review’s newly released list of best value colleges comprises 209 public and private schools selected from the company’s survey of some 650 institutions during the 2021–22 academic year. These institutions have earned the company’s highest return-on-investment rating. To tally the ROI ratings, researchers analyzed school-reported data on academics, cost/financial aid, career services, student debt and graduation rates. […]
As college costs continue to rise and student loan debt reaches record highs, Generation Z students are increasingly interested in alternative ways to pay for their education. It is vital that institutions offer flexible payment plan options to attract, enroll and retain Gen Z students. Watch this recent webinar to learn more about these changing […]
In other words, Bennett argued, when colleges are aware that students have easy access to cheap loans to pay their bills, they’re more likely to hike prices. This theory became known as the “Bennett Hypothesis.” Since then, as Uncle Sam created and expanded direct student lending programs, the Bennett Hypothesis has been hotly debated. Now, […]
As borrowers await the Supreme Court’s decision on a plan to provide mass student debt forgiveness, USA TODAY examined what’s behind the gender imbalances in the amount that borrowers take out and in their ability to pay those loans back.
More respondents chose a "college with the best program for my (my child's) career interests" (38%) than they did a "college with the best academic reputation" (11%) as the two top factors in the selection process, according to The Princeton Review's 2023 College Hopes & Worries Survey Report.
