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Foreign students in U.S. at record high
Amy Scott Nov 29, 2011
700,000 students enrolled at U.S. university and college campuses last year from abroad, contributing $21 billion to the U.S. economy, according to a new report.
The student debt band-aid
Chris Farrell Oct 26, 2011
President Obama's aid to student borrowers is okay. It will allow graduates to consolidate and reduce the interest rates on their student loans. It...
Net Price Calculators: Be Wary
Chris Farrell Oct 21, 2011
Mark Kantrowitz is the go-to person when it comes to anything involving financial aid for college and graduate school. He's the publisher of the...
A bad decade for college grads
Chris Farrell Sep 28, 2011
It has been a rough decade for college grads when it comes to earnings, especially men....
UNC: strong basketball program, not so great for file sharing in the dorms
John Moe Sep 16, 2011
If students living in the dorms at the University of North Carolina have file sharing software on their computers, they are now greeted with the...
Student loans and a stagnant economy
Chris Farrell Aug 12, 2011
Among the most troubling effects of the economic stall and moribund job market is how hard it hits young college graduates. These are the people...
Don't know much about FAFSA
Chris Farrell Jun 29, 2011
To get financial aid to help pay for college you have to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid or FAFSA. It's a complicated form...
Do these kids have what it takes to make it without a degree?
Steve Henn May 25, 2011
Written by Steve Henn and Amy Scott
Peter Thiel, a co-founder of PayPal and one of the first investors in Facebook, is a billionaire and a Stanf...
Space available at hundreds of colleges
Amy Scott May 5, 2011
Waitlisted college applicants might despair to learn that some schools have waiting lists twice as large as their freshman class. But plenty of...
Calculating the tab of a college sheepskin
Chris Farrell Apr 21, 2011
How much will going to college cost? We all know that tuition-and-fee prices have been rising faster than the rate of inflation. The annual college...
