Cost

New research from the Brookings Institution finds that since 2019-20, the inflation-adjusted cost of attending college has decreased for students from all income backgrounds when including scholarships and other discounts.

For-profit institutions enroll a large share of Black students and leave them with higher student loan debt than their peers at nonprofit institutions, according to a new report from The…

Facing financial and political challenges, U.S. colleges and universities raised tuition rates this fall, following a stretch when inflation-adjusted prices had fallen, according to The Hechinger Report.

A new report by the National College Attainment Network finds that most public colleges are financially out of reach for the average low-income student, especially as families face new caps…

Economist Phillip Levine talks to Inside Higher Ed about his development of the Instant Net Price Estimator, a digital tool designed to reduce misinformation about the price of a college…

Advocates hope more state legislatures will invest in interest-free ‘pay-it-forward’ student loan programs, which ask borrowers for repayment only when they’ve begun earning a minimum amount and use those payments…

A new report finds that more students are looking for colleges that reflect their values and allow them to express their views freely, though cost and location remain top reasons…

State-imposed tuition freezes meant to make college more affordable unintentionally benefit wealthier students, while raising prices on lower-income students, according to a new report from the Postsecondary Education and Economics…

The Pell Grant program is facing a budget deficit of nearly $3 billion later this year, jeopardizing a crucial source of aid for low-income college students.

Inside Higher Ed highlights efforts by a California college’s basic needs department and other institutions where students have been upended by wildfires and floods.