All Posts Tagged With: “Universities”
Is Any College Really Worth $50,000 a Year?
Affluent families, who can afford to send their children anywhere to college, are becoming more discriminating. Some are questioning whether a private college that costs $50,000 or more is really worth the price. That’s one of the take-home messages of a podcast that I listened to recently on The Chronicle of Higher Education’s website. The […]
8Mar2011 | Lynn O’Shaughnessy | 5 comments | ContinuedShould You Attend Your Dream College?
This is the time of year when high school seniors and their parents begin reciting this age-old advice: Follow your dreams. Families tend to use this advice to justify their children attending expensive dream colleges even if these schools will require taking on crushing student debt. I am a huge advocate of families researching schools […]
5Dec2010 | Lynn O’Shaughnessy | 3 comments | Continued
Cutting the Price of Out-of-State Universities
The price tag for attending an out-of-state public university can be quite high. It’s easy to understand why. States are interested in holding down the costs for their own residents. You might, however, be able to capture a higher-ed bargain if your state maintains a reciprocal agreement with its neighbors. States commonly maintain reciprocal agreements […]
2Aug2010 | Lynn O’Shaughnessy | 1 comment | Continued
Research Universities: What You Need to Ask
In my last blog post I complained that too many high school students pick schools based primarily on size. And most of these students only want to look at schools that are large. Here is where I vented: My Pet Peeve: Picking Colleges by Size What’s more important, I argued, is a school’s mission. Today, […]
26Jul2010 | Lynn O’Shaughnessy | 1 comment | Continued
University of California: Bold Reform Missing So Far
Can the players in the University of California financial crisis agree on the sort of bold reforms needed to save it from its fiscal crisis? So far it doesn’t look like it. The University of California’s Commission on the Future released its first recommendations yesterday and one of the ex-officio commission members called them “admittedly […]
24Mar2010 | Lynn O’Shaughnessy | 6 comments | Continued
Why Students at State Flagships Are Richer Than Most
Close to one out of every three students who attend a state flagship university is affluent. Specifically, 30% of students at flagship universities have parents with incomes in the top 20% of all American households. This is just one of the findings of a new study released this week by The Education Trust, which is […]
14Jan2010 | Lynn O’Shaughnessy | 0 comments | Continued
Why College Graduation Rates Are a Disgrace
Graduation rates at most universities is a disgrace. Fewer than 60% of college students graduate in six years. Many of the rest never do earn a bachelor’s degree. I’ve written about low graduation rates many times (see links below) and it’s always struck me as unfair that so many educators blame this tragedy solely on […]
8Dec2009 | Lynn O’Shaughnessy | 1 comment | Continued
The Shrinking Cost of College
Most families do not pay the sticker price for college. In fact, most parents pay far below the published tuition. About two out of three full-time college students receive grants, otherwise known as scholarships, to attend school. If you just look at private institutions, the number who receive college scholarships is a whopping 80%. I […]
20Nov2009 | Lynn O’Shaughnessy | 1 comment | Continued
What Are the Chances of Graduating In Four Years?
As I mentioned yesterday, most teenagers don’t know how to truly evaluate colleges and universities. Finding the right academic fit, however, is crucial, which is why this week I’m going to be sharing my favorite tools to research colleges. Today I’m focusing on CollegeResults.org. CollegeResults.org, which you’ll find on the Education Trust’s website, provides the […]
1Sep2009 | Lynn O’Shaughnessy | 0 comments | Continued
