Cost

The University of Chicago’s annual cost of attendance could soon reach six figures, according to an analysis exploring college sticker prices and the impact of widespread discounting.

2020 Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg recently announced a $500 billion plan to make public colleges tuition-free for families earning $100,000 or less annually.

A new report from the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities shows how state disinvestment in higher education across the past decade has shifted costs to families and threatened access,…

St. John’s College took a risk when it announced it would cut tuition from $52,000 to $35,000, but officials now say the philanthropy-centered financial model shows promise—and has attracted interest…

New Mexico Governor Lujan Grisham has announced a plan to make all 29 of the state’s colleges and universities tuition-free for all residents, regardless of income or immigration status—a first…

Under today’s federal guidelines and formulas, some colleges struggle to accurately predict students’ true cost of attendance. The Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice is looking to change that.

Public flagship universities are known for offering students an excellent path to social mobility, but a new report finds that just six of 50 institutions studied are affordable for low-income…

A new book explores the personal toll of rising college costs, finding that the tension between moral duty and financial reality is forcing many middle-class families to confront difficult trade-offs.

Developers say they’re offering much-needed housing, but others are questioning the implications for low-income students whose long commutes make it difficult to fully engage in college life.

This fall, the University of Georgia system will ask incoming students to declare an academic focus area even before taking their first class, creating the latest, and largest, test of…