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Do tuition resets work? Why new data shows you’re asking the wrong question

Reducing sticker price alone won't solve a college's challenges, but it can play a vital role in your institution's overall marketing and recruitment strategy.

Private college revenue is growing, but there’s a big caveat

Tuition, strong investment returns and fundraising are driving cash flows, but deferred capital projects loom large.

The colleges pioneering change amid a teetering status quo

Intensifying public, political and economic constraints have led some colleges to break their traditional operational models.

How the latest ruling on federal loans limits borrowing

Federal officials argue that capping graduate loans will pressure postgraduate programs to rein in tuition and shrink the nation’s trillion-dollar student debt load.

Yale report blames Ivy League for declining trust in higher ed

A scolding report self-critiques the university's vague admissions process, high sticker price and campus culture.

College costs aren’t surging. In fact, here’s how they’ve declined

Inflation‑adjusted net prices have dropped for virtually all students over the past decade across public and private institutions, a new analysis reveals.

See which 9 schools are the latest to make college free

Here is how college and university leaders are answering criticisms about affordability as application season kicks back into full swing.

Paying for college: New insights into how families foot the bill

Families reported spending $28,409 on the 2023-24 academic year, and they paid nearly half with income and savings, according to Sallie Mae. There was also clear evidence of the impacts of FAFSA troubles. 

Private nonprofit college tuition discounts soar, but at what cost?

While increased financial aid has driven enrollment up, net tuition revenue hasn't budged and threatens to decline, declares a study from NACUBO.

Why some institutions can afford to market opaque sticker prices

Some institutions that leverage an intimidating sticker price are incentivized to keep up this practice—and equally dissuaded from stopping.