Columbia University, Duke University, the University of Pennsylvania and 29 other elite U.S. colleges and universities were accused in a proposed class action of conspiring to inflate tuition costs for tens of thousands of students through the popular “early decision” admissions process.
The lawsuit, opens new tab, filed in federal court in Boston by former students at Wesleyan University and two other schools, said colleges are using early-decision commitments to charge more for both early and regular-admission students.
Early decision students face earlier deadlines to apply to college but a greater chance of acceptance. They agree to attend if admitted, forfeiting future offers or aid packages from other schools.
Read more at Reuters.
