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| Oct 16, 2025 | Colleges are fighting to prove their return on investment | By COLLIN BINKLEY, Associated Press Education Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — For a generation of young Americans, choosing where to go to college — or whether to go at all — has become a complex calculation of costs and benefits that often revolv... |
| Aug 30, 2025 | The 10 private colleges with the best ROI in the U.S. | Private colleges tend to be more expensive than public schools in the U.S., but they can also deliver a significant return on investment.
Princeton University delivers the best ROI among private colleges in the U.S., according to The Prince... |
| Aug 23, 2025 | The 10 public colleges with the best ROI in the U.S. | When the cost of a college degree can exceed $500,000, it’s smart to consider schools with reputations for providing students with the education and experience necessary to thrive after graduation.
And when it comes to the best return on in... |
| Aug 21, 2025 | The 10 U.S. colleges where students study the hardest—No. 1 isn’t Harvard or MIT | Pursuing a STEM degree — which stands for science, technology, engineering or mathematics— has historically paid off well for college students. But earning that credential may require a lot of study time.
Many of the 10 colleges where stude... |
| Aug 14, 2025 | 10 colleges where students are happiest with their financial aid | With some colleges listing total annual costs nearing $100,000, it may be more important than ever for aspiring students to find and consider schools that offer generous financial aid packages.
Financial aid including grants and scholarship... |
| Apr 18, 2025 | The College Decision: Prestige vs. Personal Fit | In the landscape of higher education, choices abound. For many students, the allure of prestigious universities shines brightly. But what happens when a student opts for a lesser-known institution? This is the story of Lananh La, an 18-year... |
| Apr 16, 2025 | Why an 18-year-old turned down her dream school, UT Austin, for ‘a university that nobody has heard of’ | Lananh La, a high school senior from the Dallas suburbs, had her sights set on the University of Texas at Austin long before she even started sending out college applications.
“I entered high school with full confidence that I would attend ... |
| Oct 24, 2024 | College ‘Deserts’ Disproportionately Deter Black and Hispanic Students from Higher Ed | In recent years, a growing body of research has looked at the impact of college ‘deserts’ — sometimes defined as an area where people live more than a 30-minute drive to a campus — and found that those residing close to a college are more l... |
| Aug 16, 2024 | Local News | Report shows Boulder’s Naropa University faces financial trouble | Naropa President Charles Lief said some of the proceeds from property sales have been used to restore the university’s financial health.
“Despite the challenges faced by many small liberal arts schools, Naropa is not only standing strong, b... |
| Apr 22, 2024 | Looking for an AI Career? Here’re the 10 Most Employable Degrees for AI Professionals | America’s best-paying and most employable degree for a career in artificial intelligence (AI) is at California Polytechnic State University, on their San Luis Obispo campus. New research has found that another three bachelor’s degrees are 1... |
| Jan 10, 2024 | Business | No STEM major, no problem: How to make a liberal arts degree count | By Eliza Haverstock | NerdWallet
Majoring in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) isn’t the only way to land a job that makes college worth it.
A liberal arts degree can pay off, too — but you may need to put in more legw... |
| Nov 29, 2023 | Business | What to do instead of college: 6 alternatives to consider | By Eliza Haverstock | NerdWallet
Despite a growing sentiment against college and its high sticker prices, getting a bachelor’s degree is still worth it: In 2021, the median earnings of 25- to 34-year-olds with a bachelor’s degree were 55% h... |
| Sep 17, 2023 | City College Of New York, MIT Top New University Rankings Based On Relative Economic Value | Fifteen of the top 25 institutions in a new ranking of college based on economic returns are public ... [+] universities.getty |
| Jun 11, 2023 | Students At Grand Canyon University Received The Most In Federal Subsidies | Of the 20 universities receiving the most in federal student loans and grants for fiscal year ... [+] 2020-21, eight were for-profit institutions, according to the U.S. Department of Education.getty |
| Mar 13, 2023 | College Rankings Withdrawal | getty |
| Feb 8, 2023 | City College Of New York, Princeton, And MIT Top A New Ranking Of Colleges’ Economic Value | A new college ranking methodology based on the economic returns students can expect from attending a ... [+] given school ranks the City College of New York in the top spot, followed by Princeton and MIT.getty |
| Sep 3, 2022 | The 5 “Best” Tips For Responsibly Using College Rankings | getty |
| Aug 10, 2022 | Claremont McKenna College Is Top Liberal Arts College According To This Economic Analysis | Claremont McKenna College is ranked the #1 liberal art college in a new analysis of the economic ... [+] benefits of attending college. Several colleges that traditionally don't fare as well in other rankings like U.S. News and World Report... |
| Aug 2, 2022 | Princeton #1, But Public Universities Also Do Well In New College Ranking Based On Economic Returns | Princeton University ranks #1 in a new analysis of the economic returns of going to college, but 13 ... [+] of the top 25 universities were public institutions. getty |
| Jul 6, 2022 | College Doesn’t Have To Be A Rip Off | At around $100 billion a year, Americans heavily subsidize public colleges and universities through state taxes. With state higher education dollars exceeding those spent on hospitals, health services, and roads combined, there’s little cha... |
| Mar 22, 2022 | Guiding Young People Not to Colleges or Careers — But to Good Lives | Dino Sabic of Chattanooga, Tenn. Photo by Kathleen Greeson for EdSurge.
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| Jul 19, 2021 | Skip College? Not if You Want to Make More Money | July 19, 2021 6 min read This story originally appeared on NerdWallet
Skeptical of the four-year college degree? It’s still your best bet to make money.
Backlash against college as a common stop on the road to adulthood has mounted over the... |
| Feb 24, 2021 | What free college might actually look like | President Joe Biden proposed multiple “free college” measures while on the campaign trail. Do any of them have a real shot? Some experts think so.
“The issue is bipartisan in its appeal, economically effective and supported by the leadershi... |
| Dec 11, 2020 | Here’s What The Highest-Earning College Graduates Studied | getty |
| Oct 20, 2020 | Study: Majoring In Economics Raises Earnings By $22,000 | getty |
| Oct 17, 2020 | New Rankings: The Best Online University Programs Based On Their ROI | |
| Oct 14, 2020 | New Report: College Graduates’ First Year Earnings Depend On What They Study And Where | A new report shows the surprising variation in economic value among thousands of higher education ... [+] programs at different institutions.getty |
| May 5, 2020 | America’s Colleges & Universities Awarded $12.5 Billion In Coronavirus Bailout – Who Can Get It And How Much | CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS - MARCH 23: The Harvard University campus is shown on March 23, 2020 in ... [+] Cambridge, Massachusetts. Students were required to be out of their dorms no later than March 15 and finish the rest of the semester on... |
| Nov 8, 2019 | Nearly half of college grads with student loan debt don't think their college degree helped them earn more money | Only 36% of indebted individuals think they make a higher salary as a result of their college degree. CARLO ALLEGRI/Reuters
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| Aug 19, 2019 | Report: Judging Colleges by How Much Recent Graduates Earn Is a Misleading Metric | When consumers search the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard, the results that come back are ranked by the average salary students make after attending. That’s just one example of the growing use and prominence of early-career... |
| Jul 22, 2019 | Why Mega Universities Should Lead the Way on Quality Assurance | Mega-universities are on the rise. Institutions like Southern New Hampshire University, Western Governors University, Liberty University, Grand Canyon University and Arizona State University are aiming to reshape higher education through ma... |
| Apr 4, 2019 | What students can learn from the days before college loans | College tuition was less than what today’s students pay for textbooks when Caron and Jack Knopoff attended Chicago’s Wright Junior College in the mid-1960s.
Tuition at what is now Wilbur Wright College was $24 per credit hour, Caron Knopoff... |
| Mar 13, 2019 | Here's how much grads earn 10 years after attending the most expensive colleges in America | Georgetown University/Facebook
Tuition and other expenses at top US colleges continue to rise.
Using data from the Department of Education, we took a look at what the median student at the 20 most expensive colleges in the US earned 10 year... |
| Oct 18, 2018 | Can cell phone games discover your best-fit job? Startup Posed2 wants to match students to careers | University of Washington campus with cherry blossoms in bloom. (Creative Commons / Joe Wolf)
For Allison Rosenberg, the problem was clear.
“Young people have absolutely no idea what they want to do for a living,” she said, “and nobody is he... |
| Jun 13, 2018 | Last Year, Google Entered the Job Search Space. Now, It’s Entered the College Search Space. | Per a recent announcement, Google is entering the college search space. In a blog post, the tech company announced a new search feature where students can type the name of 4-year U.S. colleges and universities and get information regarding ... |
| Jun 12, 2018 | Google wants to make the college search easier | Google Search is getting an update today that will put data about colleges front and center when you search for a school’s name. The idea here is somewhat similar to what Google did with its job search feature. In this case, the company agg... |
| May 14, 2018 | Dog in back of pickup truck is reminder of city safety law | ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE
Dogs must be enclosed in the vehicle, or within a carrier secured to the vehicle, or safely cross-tethered in the bed, per municipal law.
Question: My girlfriend told me it’s not legal for her dog to ride in the back o... |
| Sep 8, 2017 | Advocates Stress Great Entrepreneurs Still Graduate From College | This is an opinion piece by Oliver B. Libby and George M. Tsiatis, co-founders of the Resolution Project.
It's hard enough to finish a college degree. There's the cost, the time away from home, the hard work. But if you can stay in college,... |
| Sep 6, 2017 | Forget ‘US News’ Rankings. For Online College Programs, Google Is Kingmaker | In a time of towering tuition costs, it’s easy to criticize colleges for trying to differentiate themselves by building climbing walls, luxury dorms or lazy rivers. But as more colleges move to offer online programs, there’s another new cos... |
| Dec 11, 2016 | UH graduation rates: More students finishing on time | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
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The University of Hawaii has implemented several initiatives to improve the university’s slow graduation rate, including using software to help student... |
| Oct 3, 2016 | Google Search Results to Include Student Outcomes Data from College Scorecard | Next time users search for a college or university in Google, they’ll get more than a map and logo for the institution in the right-hand side of their browser. Alongside the address and brief Wikipedia synopsis they’ll find information rela... |
| Sep 28, 2016 | Why Free Bootcamps + Inexpensive Bachelor's Degrees Make Sense | Over the past year or so, the higher education industrial complex has been wringing its hands with concern over the Department of Education’s new Educational Quality through Innovation Partnerships initiative. The EQUIP program aims to allo... |
| Jul 13, 2016 | How the GSA is taking Uncle Sam digital | The General Services Administration (GSA) is known as “Uncle Sam’s Landlord,” presiding over 300 million square feet of government property. But they are less known as a leader in introducing new technology into government. To find out more... |
| Nov 18, 2015 | Placing ahupuaa markers takes community support | @Caption -- credit1:JUNE WATANABE / jwatanabe@
Question: I am interested in finding out how to have an ahupuaa boundary marker installed. I have been unable to find markers that set the boundaries for Honouliuli. I live near the West Loch S... |
| Sep 16, 2015 | White House Ditches University Rankings, Launches New Website To Offer Open Data To Help Students Choose Their College | Dave Calpito, Tech Times 16 September 2015, 08:09 am
In a bid to increase the number of citizens who are college degree holders and can help boost the U.S. economy, the White House is introducing a new tool to help students and families sea... |
| Stanford University costs over $92,000 a year—how much students actually pay, according to income level | For many college students, attending a prestigious Ivy League school is a dream come true.
But many commentators and admissions experts now have a slightly wider view of schools that are on par with the Ivy League. These days, several colle... |
| ‘I will not make that happen’: Biden says he will not support $50K in student debt forgiveness | House and Senate Democrats have repeatedly urged President Joe Biden to “broadly” forgive up to $50,000 of federal debt through executive order, an approach Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer has reiterated Biden should take during his fi... |
| Students from this Ivy League school earn the highest salaries—and it’s not Harvard or Yale | There are plenty of reasons to attend an Ivy League institution if you’re one of the lucky students to be admitted. The eight famed colleges consistently earn top honors on various rankings, based on factors like academics and career outcom... |
| The top 10 most affordable colleges on the ‘New Ivies’ list from Forbes—2 are private schools | Going to an Ivy League school for college may help you earn a competitive salary down the line. But it may cost you a hefty sum upfront.
The average tuition price across the Ivy League colleges is $64,829 — and that’s before factoring in ho... |
| The salaries Ivy League students earn 10 years after college—it’s over $110,000 for 2 schools | The eight colleges that make up the Ivy League continue to draw a glut of media attention and inspire students from all over to compete for spots at the prestigious institutions.
There’s a good reason, too. The schools offer world-class edu... |
| A B.A. from Columbia could cost $500,000: Here are the top 10 most expensive places in the U.S. to go college | Getting your bachelors degree can be a lucrative endeavor, but often it doesn’t come cheap.
The total annual cost for tuition and mandatory fees at 4-year U.S. colleges and universities has more than tripled in the last 60 years, from an av... |
| It costs over $90,000 a year to go to Yale—but here’s how much students actually pay | Like any Ivy League school, a degree from Yale University has the potential to help you go very far in life.
The New Haven, Connecticut-based university has a long list of notable alumni, including actors Angela Bassett and Jodie Foster, Pr... |
| A Harvard education costs over $82,000 a year—here’s how much students actually pay | Going to an Ivy League institution like Harvard University can pay off in the long run.
Former Harvard students who received federal aid command a median salary of $95,114 a decade after beginning college, according to the Department of Edu... |
| These 10 colleges may be as good as the Ivy League, according to Forbes | No matter where you get your college rankings, there’s a good chance one or more of the Ivy League universities will be on top of the list.
Regardless of which metrics are used — employment and salary outcomes for graduates, research contri... |
| Dartmouth and Vanderbilt expand financial aid awards in an effort to eliminate student loans | Roughly two dozen colleges and universities have “no-loan” policies, which means they will meet 100% of an undergraduate’s need for financial aid with grants rather than student loans, according to The Princeton Review.
Now more students fr... |
