The average sticker price increased in the 2026-2027 academic year over the prior year across both public and private colleges, per U.S. News based on data submitted in an annual survey. A college's sticker price is the amount advertised as the full rate ...

As college football's rules changed and other old-school head coaches scrambled, Smart has kept Georgia cruising at the top of the sport. Seth Emerson 77 Why Arch Manning's roommate transferred from one side of Red River to the other Chris Vannini 34 Six ...

Garrett Andrews is an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Political Science at Portland Community College where he teaches State and Local Government. Brenna Swanston is an education-focused editor and writer with a particular interest in education ...

Paying for college is no small feat: Annual tuition and fees at ranked four-year colleges for 2021-2022 ranged from about $10,300 for in-state public schools to about $38,200 for private institutions, according to U.S. News data. One of the first steps ...

College laptops don’t have to be embarrassing. Nor do they have to be overly expensive. There are a lot of great, well-designed laptops for college students that combine long battery life, easy portability, and the performance needed for everyday coursework.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michael Nietzel, former college president, writes on higher education Nationwide, women comprised 58% of all college students in 2020, up from 56.6% six years earlier. Women have ...

Money concerns are a major stressor for many college students. A 2024 study by Ellucian, an higher education technology solutions provider, found that nearly 80% of undergrads report that financial stress is negatively impacting their mental health and 57% ...

College is for other people — rich people. People who know exactly what they want to be when they grow up. People in the movies, maybe. At least that’s what San Diego native Julie Pelaez thought. College just drains your money, people said. Even if you ...

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College was once widely viewed as a pathway to success, but today only about 1 in 4 Americans say a bachelor's degree is necessary to secure a well-paying job, according to a new survey from the Pew Research Center. Fifteen years ago, about 3 in 4 people ...

For most people, the new economics of higher ed make going to college a risky bet. Credit...Illustration by Sean Dong Supported by By Paul Tough Paul Tough is a contributing writer for the magazine who has written several books on inequality in education.