College and University

The Most Expensive College Town in America

By Beth Braverman

Living off-campus has long been seen as a way to save money on college expenses, but it’s getting a lot harder to find a deal. Here’s the most expensive college town for off-campus rents.
Do Public Universities Really Favor the Upper Middle Class?

By Edward Morrissey

A college education has always been described as an investment in the future – for students, and more broadly, for American society. Parents and students alike have already begun questioning the...
The Hardest College to Get Into in the US

By Janna Herron

The most difficult college to get into in the country, the California Institute of Technology, accepts less than one student for every 11 applicants. Caltech doesn’t actually have the lowest...
The 10 College Majors Employers Want Most This Year

By Janna Herron

The proportion of employers planning to hire recent college graduates hit a decade-high this year. Here are the 10 majors most in demand.
The Best Colleges for Older Students

By Beth Braverman

By 2020, nearly one in five students in higher educations will be over the age of 35.

What College Students Worry About Most

By Beth Braverman

The biggest driver of stress around college admissions is no longer about whether students will get into their top school.
College Endowments Take a Big Hit

By Beth Braverman

College endowments had a tough year in 2016, losing money even as the overall stock market racked up double-digit gains.
The Big Payoff for Cinderella Schools in the March Madness Tournament

By Beth Braverman

Lesser known schools can see a big jump in applications and merchandise sales after an appearance in the NCAA basketball tournament.
The Most Expensive College in America

By Beth Braverman

College tuition goes nowhere but up. Here’s the most expensive college of them all.
Ranking the Schools that Turn Poor Kids into Wealthy Ones

By Rob Garver

Schools that admit a lot of students from low-income families and help a significant percentage of them find their way into to the top tier of earners aren’t leafy private schools, but mostly urban...

4 Tax Breaks for College Students (and Their Parents)

By Mandi Woodruff, Business Insider

With the national student debt already past the $1 trillion-dollar mark, it's time to revisit some of the most lucrative tax breaks out there for college students.
Jilting Liberal Arts Can Hurt the US, to a Degree

By The Fiscal Times Staff

Can the liberal arts survive at a time of high unemployment and rising student debt?
High-Spending College “Admins” are Bleeding US Colleges

By Benjamin Ginsberg, Minding-the-Campus

Over the last several decades, America’s universities have been taken over by a burgeoning class of administrators and staffers determined to transform colleges into top-heavy organizations run by...
The Real Cost of Obama’s Moribund Immigration Policy

By Liz Peek

As he heads into 2013, and a brand new term, President Obama is clearly feeling his oats. Pumped up by his reelection, the president has adopted a “my way or the highway” approach – and not just on...
Want More Science Graduates? Here’s How

By Blaire Briody, The Fiscal Times

While tech companies and science research institutes find a dearth of qualified candidates entering the job market, many experts wonder if science education is partly to blame. Actor and science...

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