Higher Education

New perspectives on the path to and through college

An Equity Agenda for Higher Education

Ted Mitchell Ted Mitchell is president of the American Council on Education, a Washington-based organization representing more than 1,700…

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The pandemic’s impact on college-admissions testing

Bringing College Courses to Disadvantaged High Schools

An innovative program teaching college coursework to Title I high school students

The Mobility Maze: Gateways and Gatekeepers in Higher Education

College admissions and higher education’s impact on social mobility

Is Free College Best for Helping Low-Income Students?

An alternative to free college tuition

In Defense of College Degrees and New Post-Secondary Pathways

An essay about the debate over attending college

Higher Education

By the Numbers

Rebounding FAFSA Completions

  • 4.6%

    Increase in FAFSA completions among the class of 2022

  • 9.1%

    Among students from low-income schools

Source: National College Attainment Network

College Tuition Increases

  • 1.6%

    Increase in tuition in 2021-22 for in-state students at public, 4-year institutions

  • 2.1%

    Increase for students at private, nonprofit 4-year institutions

Source: The College Board

Educational Attainment, 2010-2021

  • 32%

    25-29 year olds with at least a bachelors degree in 2010

  • 39%

    25-29 year olds with at least a bachelors degree in 2021

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

College Completion Rates, 2022

  • 78%

    College completion rate at private, nonprofit four-year institutions, 2022

  • 68%

    At public, four-year institutions

Source: National Student Clearinghouse Research Center (NSCRC)

Higher Education

All Work

FutureU Podcast Ep. 121: The Great Resignation in Higher Ed

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Research Notes: The Impact of Linking CTE to Dual Enrollment

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In Defense of College Degrees and New Post-Secondary Pathways

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An Equity Agenda for Higher Education

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FutureU Ep. 119: Solving the Problem of College Costs

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FutureU Podcast Ep. 118: Prison in College

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FutureU, Ep. 113: Leadership, Business and Athletics at Penn State

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Research Notes: How Teachers Influence Students’ Post Secondary Outcomes

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FutureU, Ep. 111: NYU Prof, ACT Scores, Senate vs. College

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FutureU, Ep. 110: Disruption in Higher Education

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FutureU, Ep. 108: From Reopen to Reinvent: (Re)Creating School for Students

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How the Pandemic Changed Higher Education

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