Federal student loan rules for graduate school borrowers are changing for the first time in nearly two decades, and the effects are causing a hard reckoning for current university business models.
With AI use rising to 88% and cost, convenience and career outcomes shaping choices, colleges may need to view enrollment as ongoing trust-building— not a one-time yield metric.
About 6 in 10 Kentucky undergraduate students now graduate debt free, according to a report from the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education. That's up from 2019-20, when about 4 in 10 students graduated debt free.
Many students receive little information about HBCUs during early college planning, according to a new study from the United Negro College Fund. Limited classroom discussion and low awareness may shape which colleges they consider.
