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Survey: Students and parents stress cost and career prep when picking a college

University Business

Financing school is the top roadblock for applicants, parents In 2003, 52% of respondents chose “Won’t get into first-choice college” as their biggest worry while 8% chose “Level of debt to pay for the degree.” .”

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UChicago pays $13.5 million settlement to group accusing it engaged in price fixing

University Business

million to settle a lawsuit claiming the university and other elite schools considered applicants’ wealth in the admissions process and dissuaded those who displayed financial need. antitrust law by practicing need-blind admissions. antitrust law by practicing need-blind admissions.

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Not Your Traditional Student: Changing Demographics on Campus

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In our recent article, Your Typical College Student Has Changed—Why Haven’t College Policies , Kimberly Yavorski looks at these changing demographics at a deeper level, also presenting the argument that higher education policies, particularly around admissions , must evolve to meet the needs of today’s student body. When I enrolled at St.

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HEI Resources 2025

Higher Education Inquirer

No Longer Separate, Not Yet Equal: Race and Class in Elite College Admission and Campus Life. The Price of Admission: How America's Ruling Class Buys its Way into Elite Colleges and Who Gets Left Outside the Gates. The Finance of Higher Education: Theory, Research, Policy & Practice. Grady and Aper, Jeffrey. Bousquet, M.