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Assets in 529 college savings plans increased by more than $5 billion in 2015 to hit a record $253.2 billion. The total number of accounts grew 3.6 percent to 12.5 million. More than half of accounts...
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President Barack Obama's recent nomination of Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court means that yet another Harvard Law graduate could serve on the nation's highest court if he's confirmed.Every...
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After 54 years of waiting, the Yale men's basketball team made a triumphant return to the NCAA tournament, upsetting fifth-seeded Baylor to advance to the second round.It is the first NCAA tourney win...
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The spring semester for college students is slowly winding down, which means students in their senior year are getting ready to graduate. Many US colleges have lined up impressive commencement...
View ArticleThe hardest college to get into in every state
On Thursday, America's insanely competitive Ivy League schools will announce their admissions decisions.America's Ivy League schools — Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton,...
View ArticleKareem Abdul-Jabbar perfectly explains why colleges should pay athletes
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View ArticleIvy League colleges offer free tuition to certain students — here's how...
College acceptances to Ivy League schools are rolling out to many high school seniors on Thursday at 5 p.m. Students will have to select schools based on fit, program quality, and financial aid.While...
View ArticleAn Ivy League education can be surprisingly cheap
With tuition at Ivy League colleges costing upwards of $60,000, (and increasing every year), those schools may seem unattainable for low-income students.For example, Yale's website lists total costs at...
View ArticleHere's the first thing you see when you are accepted into any Ivy League school
At around 5 p.m. on Thursday, thousands of students learned if they were accepted into an Ivy League university for the class of 2020.For the lucky ones who make it in, it's a super-exciting moment....
View ArticleThe most competitive university in America isn't in the Ivy League
The Ivy League released its admissions decisions for the Class of 2020 on Thursday, informing hundreds of thousands of potential students whether they were part of the lucky handful to receive...
View ArticleAmerican academia has some serious daddy issues
For many scholars, the hallowed halls of academe are a wondrous utopia—somebody pays them to read and learn! (And, occasionally, pontificate and then get very drunk at conferences.) For others,...
View ArticleA new eSports scholarship will award $20,000 to student gamers
Dominating video games isn't quite on par with throwing touchdowns or hitting home runs, but it's commendable nonetheless.This fall, a new scholarship from the video game retailer KontrolFreek will...
View ArticleThe real reason it's so easy to get A's in college
Tuition is not the only thing on the rise at colleges these days.The average GPA is also higher than it’s ever been before, according to an updated analysis by Stuart Rojstaczer, a journalist and...
View Article8 ways to earn a living without a college degree
According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, only 46 percent of college students actually finish their degrees.Research also shows that college graduates ages 25 to 32 earn...
View ArticleThe 30 US colleges that offer the best value for your money
Before you shell out thousands of dollars for your undergraduate education, you'll want to make sure it's worth your time and money.Kiplinger recently released its list of 300 best-value public and...
View ArticleHarvard, Stanford, and 20 other colleges that are worth the money
A college education is a big investment of both time and money. All you can do is choose the right program, work hard, and hope it pays off."College is one of the biggest investments a person will make...
View ArticleThe 25 private colleges where students go on to earn the most money
Sticker prices on private colleges and universities tend to be steeper than public schools.The average cost of tuition and fees for the 2015-16 school year was $32,405 at private colleges in the US,...
View ArticleHere's how much people earn 10 years after attending the 25 best colleges in...
After four years of rigorous academics, how are graduates from the top colleges in the US faring in the real world? We decided to look at the stats.A recent Georgetown University Center on Education...
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