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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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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Claremont Colleges Consortium Boasts High Yields Among Liberal Arts Schools
Yield refers to the percentage of students admitted to an institution who choose to enroll. Colleges pride themselves on this metric as it demonstrates their value and reputation to high-caliber students. High yields are also financially valuable as they bring in more tuition money every year. Liberal arts schools saw…
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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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International Students Contributed $41 billion to the US Economy
…as well as 458,290 jobs during the 2018-2019 academic year a new NAFSA report finds. Trump’s July 6th announcement of his intention to bar international college students from entering the country if their school went fully remote was met with swift outrage and backlash by both students and colleges. Along …
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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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