The College Investor Mark Kantrowitz February 11, 2026 Higher net price correlates with higher graduation rates, largely due to student resources and institutional spending power. Colleges serving more Pell Grant recipients have lower graduation rates, reflecting financial fragility rather than student ability. Selectivity predicts completion, because colleges admit students who are already more likely to […]
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Inside Higher Ed Sara Custer February 12, 2026 Universities are spending more than 50 percent less on advertising than they were 10 years ago. According to data compiled by the Postsecondary Education and Economics Research Center at American University, after peaking at $1.29 billion in 2014, advertising spending by higher education institutions dropped to $600 million in 2022. The […]
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Urban Institute Sandy Baum and Kristin Blagg February 11, 2026 Recently, the US Department of Education’s negotiated rulemaking committee reached consensus on a framework for implementing a “do no harm” earnings test for students completing postsecondary programs. This test sets two thresholds for undergraduate programs: If the median earnings of an undergraduate program’s graduates don’t […]
Read MoreInside Higher Ed Josh Moody February 11, 2026 A new report from EAB finds colleges are battered by political, social and market forces, resulting in a sector with less autonomy and tighter margins than in past downturns. The higher education sector is increasingly squeezed by economic and political pressures affecting even the nation’s wealthiest institutions, […]
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