NYU and UC Berkeley trail Ivy League for employability
Investment in an undergraduate degree typically provides access to higher-paying jobs, strong alumni networks, and greater financial success. …
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Elise Rust
Large Research Institutions Hit Hardest by Decline in International Enrollment
Many U.S. students select colleges with a high enrollment of international students in the hopes of experiencing global cultures and viewpoints. On top of cultural contributions, international students accounted for over 1 million of America’s higher education students and spent $41 billion in the US economy in 2018-2019. In the…
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University of Texas and University of California systems Join Ranks of Highest Endowments
…alongside the Ivy League and peers in the fiscal year 2018. The 2018 Nacubo-TIAA Study of Endowments saw combined assets of $616.5 billion across 802 U.S. college and university endowments, with an average increase of 8.2 percent in FY 2018. This growth was lower than in previous years due to…
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Kiplinger Ranking Prioritizes Affordability and Best Value
…and places UNC at Chapel Hill and Swarthmore College at the top of their 500 school list. The personal finance magazine assesses total cost per year, average financial aid, average debt at graduation, and median earnings 10 years post-graduation, among other criteria, to generate their overall rankings.
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Best Bang for Your Buck Colleges (Highest ROI)
A new ranking by Washington Monthly offers a nuanced assessment of different colleges’ “Return on Investment”. The study calculates a social mobility score comprised of many factors including schools’ net price after aid, median earnings 10 years after initial enrollment, and loan repayment rate. The rankings are broken down by…
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College Costs Continue to Rise
…as public universities saw 2.5% increases in tuition and room and board between 2018-19 and 2019-20, and private non-profit four-year colleges saw a 3.3% increase. Public universities remain significantly cheaper than private non-profit four-year colleges, charging almost $22,000 for tuition, room, and board for in-state students and $38,330 for…
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University Presidents’ Compensation Outweighs Faculty Salaries 17 to 1
17 public universities and 64 private universities issued executive compensation over 1 million USD in 2017, with Pennsylvania State University rising to the top of the public sector and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and University of Pennsylvania’s presidents topping out the private sector. Of the highest-paid public and private university…
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STEM and Business Remain the Most Lucrative Disciplines
…as the peak salary among business majors averaged almost $100k while STEM majors averaged $102k. Both disciplines also saw high initial salaries right around $50,000 per year, while health care, social sciences, and language/philosophy majors had starting salaries in the $30k range. Though entry-level compensation in the social sciences and…
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Students Seeking New Educational Paths
…as a May 14th survey of more than 8,000 Americans revealed that 43% of young Americans have changed their education plans due to coronavirus. Socioeconomic and health situations have changed for many Americans, thus for those still considering enrollment in the next six months, interest in online-only colleges and universities,…
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