EDsmart releases its 2026 rankings of the cheapest accredited online bachelor’s degree programs, led by UF Online, ...

America’s middle class is getting squeezed by the soaring cost of attending elite colleges. And those schools — themselves pressured by attacks from the Trump administration over federal funding — are ...

This week, 22 selective, private colleges launched a new net cost estimator that has a key difference from the standard net price calculators required by federal law. The tool, developed by Phil ...

NPR's series Cost of Living: The Price We Pay is examining what's driving price increases and how people are coping after years of stubborn inflation. How are higher prices changing the way you live?

Reading the news today, you might wonder if earning a college degree is still worth the investment. With stories of declining enrollment, rising student debt, and the growing success of high-profile ...

Niche is the latest company to help families predict what they might pay. If only colleges would do more. By Ron Lieber It is the scourge of college shoppers everywhere: In so many instances, you have ...

After passing a sweeping higher ed overhaul in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Congress now has its sights set on reforming college cost transparency. In a hearing Thursday, members of the Senate ...

After adjusting for inflation, the average net costs of college tuition at public institutions has decreased over the past decade. While news accounts often attribute a recent decline in American’s ...

Dr. Emanuel is a physician and a professor of medical ethics and health policy at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Zaloom is a cultural anthropologist and professor of social and cultural analysis ...