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FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Amid cries for transparency and political pressures to alter the curriculum, attitudes toward higher education continue to shift as public confidence wanes, so lets set out to understand these shifts and, more importantly, how you can combat their impact.

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BestColleges

MARCH 28, 2023

Disparities exist between first-generation college students and continuing-generation college students when it comes to graduation rates and student loan amounts. According to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), around 37% of undergraduate college students were first-generation in 2016.

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AHM Advising

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Around this time last year, Colgate University made higher education headlines because they saw a 102% increase in application volume and this year they seem to have broken another record with a 20.6% increase over last year.

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BestColleges

JANUARY 27, 2023

The number of kids born between 2008 and 2011 plummeted dramatically. Unfortunately for higher education, this situation isn't an aberration. During that time of economic stress and uncertainty, notes Carleton College economist Nathan Grawe , people were having fewer children. How does that translate into enrollment figures?

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BestColleges

DECEMBER 20, 2022

41% of undergraduate students who were awarded aid received federal student loans during the 2019-2020 academic year. Examples of federal grants include Pell Grants , Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (FSEOG), Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grants, and Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grants.

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BestColleges

MARCH 29, 2023

5] Despite how common disabilities are, society and institutions — like higher education — sometimes fail to provide adequate accommodations or truly inclusive spaces for all to participate equally. census data: [11] Nearly 20% of 25-34-year-olds with a disability had a bachelor's degree or higher. 24.8%) has a disability. [5]

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BestColleges

DECEMBER 16, 2022

When you account for inflation, the average Pell Grant amount decreased by about 4% between 2011 and 2021. But, Pell Grant recipients also accrue more student loan debt. [7]. The average Pell Grant amount increased by roughly 16% in the 10 years between 2011 and 2021.2 — a 4% decrease in constant dollars. Check Circle.

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