International student enrollment has largely recouped to pre-pandemic numbers, including at the graduate level, with students from India, China, Sub-Saharan Africa and Iran helping drive the way.
Despite the net price for private colleges falling by 11% in the past five years, nearly one-third of parents and students believe that a college education is overpriced. This one simple tactic can be to blame.
Inflation, decreased school endowments and state budget cuts are causing university tuition to rise by up to 9%. As a result, most colleges are choosing to pump up their financial aid packages and scholarship programs to cushion the blow to students.
It behooves most colleges and universities to analyze the financial contribution of their student-athletes by sports teams. Adding or removing a team could substantially impact an institution’s tuition revenue, financial aid, and instructional expenses.
Since the pandemic, colleges and universities have been struggling to alleviate concerns that were only exacerbated due to the pandemic—but they need legislative support.
Also concerning is that nearly a third of college gamblers reported spending less on food or running up credit card debt to fund their gambling habits.
More flexible learning environments are required to meet the needs of new learner populations who are also looking for alternative models of financial support.
