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A chart showing the average institutional tuition discout rate over from 2015-2025.

Tuition Discounting Hits Another High

NACUBO’s latest study finds that colleges continue to charge students less than their listed sticker price at a rate surpassing prior records.

Stacks of $100 bills are lined up to mimic dominoes falling.

Downstream of the Ivies

Financial pressures at the nation’s wealthiest colleges could have cascading effects at less resourced institutions, Joseph E. Nyre writes.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies before the House Committee on Appropriations.

State Department Screening Student Visa Applicants’ Social Media

The U.S. State Department is rolling out sweeping new rules for vetting student visa applicants using their social media presence...
A calculator displaying "$$$$" in the answer field.

A Simple Tool Aims to Clarify College Cost

Economist Phil Levine developed his price calculator to help families understand the cost of a degree without deciphering complex aid formulas. Colleges are queuing up to use it.

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Math Prerequisites a Barrier to Transfer Success

A recent report identifies the ways math requirements can impede community college students interested in transferring to a four-year college.

College diplomas fall out of a dam spillway.

Congress Opens the Credential Floodgates

Lawmakers are poised to extend Pell eligibility to short-term credential programs. With few guardrails in place, it could incentivize an explosion in unaccredited and for-profit providers.

In Reversal, Trump Says Chinese Students Are Welcome

President Trump said that Chinese international students would be welcome in the U.S. in a post on Truth Social on...
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) speak to press following the weekly Republican policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol Building.

Senate Higher Ed Bill Walks Back Some House Proposals

Senate Republicans did not cut Pell Grants and replaced a controversial risk-sharing plan proposed by the House. Higher ed advocates are relieved but wary.