Like other elite colleges, Northwestern University leverages its brand name to sign up students for grad degrees with astronomical debt and low career earnings. And the federal government does nothing to stop it.
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America’s Best Bang for the Buck Colleges
Our one-of-a-kind list of schools that help non-wealthy students attain marketable degrees at affordable prices.
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A Note on Methodology: Four-Year Colleges and Universities
To establish the set of colleges included in the rankings, we started with the 1,565 colleges in the 50 states and Washington, D.C., that are listed in the U.S. Department of Education’s Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and have a 2021 Carnegie basic classification of doctoral, master’s, and baccalaureate colleges, are not exclusively graduate […]
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Why Professors Can’t Teach
For as long as universities have existed, academics have struggled to impart their knowledge to students. The failing is fixable—if Washington demands it.
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A Different Kind of College Ranking
America needs a new definition of higher education excellence, one that measures what colleges do for their country, instead of for themselves.
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Our 2023 College Rankings Are Out: See How Your School Did
As more schools abandon U.S News, Washington Monthly’s ratings of colleges that best serve nonwealthy students and the country gain clout.
Posted inSeptember/October 2023
“What’s the Matter With Florida?”
The GOP’s doomed war against higher ed.
Posted inSeptember/October 2023
Does Your Board of Trustees Reflect Your Student Body?
University boards claim to care about diversity on campus, but they seldom reveal how diverse they are. We disclosed the numbers for them.
Posted inSeptember/October 2023
Higher Ed’s Founding Promise
From colonial schools to the land grant era, America’s universities pledged to serve the public by making college affordable. It’s time to hold them to it.
Posted inSeptember/October 2023
Google’s Participation Trophies
Big Tech promised that online career certificates would replace the college degree. They have so far proved to be, at best, a supplement.
