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University of Charleston: How we cut tuition by 22%
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After seeing enrollment decline for the first time in a decade, the University of Charleston, in West Virginia, slashed tuition by 22% for the upcoming school year hoping to entice more students.
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Student loans: Hit a bull's-eye with your FAFSA
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If you have a child headed off to college this fall, you've got an important item on your to-do list: the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), which you can submit as early as Jan. 1.
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Northwestern Kellogg to shrink two-year MBA program
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The school plans to put less of an emphasis on its traditional two-year degree program as part of a sweeping strategic review at the school.
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Whose income goes on the financial aid application?
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UCLA rejects 52 MBA applicants for plagiarism
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All told, UCLA's Anderson school found that 52 MBA candidates were lifting whole paragraphs from other, unattributed sources in their essays. And they are far from the only B-school dealing with the problem.
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Class of 2011 scores higher-paying jobs
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The class of 2011 scored higher-paying jobs than graduates the year before, with engineering and computer science majors taking home the fattest paychecks.
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Worst major for college grads
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If you want the best odds of getting a job after graduation, don't major in architecture.
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Should I use my 401k to pay off student loans?
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While it's tempting to consider using retirement funds to pay off student loan debt, there are huge drawbacks, warns Mark Kantrowitz, founder of Finaid.org.
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Guide to college savings plans
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1. Saving for your own retirement is more important than saving for college.
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Weaning college kids off the family dime
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Did you ever want to be a personal-finance advice columnist? Well, here's your chance.
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Want cheaper tuition? Find religion
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With church membership dwindling and more families struggling to afford the cost of college, many private religiously-affiliated colleges and universities are slashing tuition and offering incentives to attract new students -- and to stay afloat.
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Colleges pay presidents millions while raising tuition
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Some private colleges are paying their top executives millions of dollars, at the same time they're hiking tuition prices for students.
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Students face squeeze in Pell Grants
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Thousands of college students may soon feel a financial pinch and another 100,000 may not be able to complete degrees after Congress pushed ahead with changes to federal student aid, education experts said.
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Average student loan debt tops $25,000
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Students graduating from college last year walked away with more than a diploma, they also left with a record level of student loan debt.
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College graduation rates: Income really matters
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It's getting more difficult for low-income students to climb the economic ladder as the college graduation gap between the rich and poor grows.
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Will dad's college savings plan affect financial aid?
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When you apply for financial aid, a 529 plan has to be reported as a parental asset if it's owned by that parent or the dependent student. If your father gives you power of attorney on the 529, you'll be able to act on his behalf, but he'll still be the account owner.
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More colleges charging $50,000 or more a year
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An increasing number of colleges are charging more than what the average American earns.
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5 biggest state tuition hikes
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Facing strained budgets, state colleges and universities have been hiking tuition at alarming rates. Here are five states where a public education costs a whole lot more than it did last year.
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College costs climb, yet again
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Although more Americans are getting help from scholarships and tax breaks, the net cost of college is eating up a higher share of the typical family's income in 2011, according to a report released Wednesday.
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