Rick Seltzer: Attracting students with tuition discounting has its limits — and one study suggests a surprisingly large number of small colleges and universities are flirting with those limits. The study, which is being presented Friday at the American Educational Research Association’s annual meeting, looks at the practice and effects of tuition discounting over 10 … Continue reading Diminishing Returns for Tuition Discounting
Rick Seltzer: Neal McCluskey, director of the Cato Institute’s Center for Educational Freedom, makes that argument in a new study seeking to explain increases in college and university tuition levels. It’s in some ways a middle-of-the-road finding for a libertarian think tank weighing into a debate whose different sides have long been dug in behind … Continue reading Don’t Blame State Disinvestment Alone
Farran Powell: Despite the annual sticker price shock, many students and their families are receiving tuition discounts at private colleges. Under tuition discounting, a school offsets its published tuition price with grant aid from the institution to entice students to enroll at their college. It’s a practice that began more than three decades ago – … Continue reading Private Colleges Up Tuition Discounts
Consumer Reports: Amid all the grim news about the skyrocketing price of a college education, here’s something to celebrate: Colleges are asking students to shoulder less of the costs. In the 2015-2016 school year, the discounts on tuition that private colleges gave to students in the form of scholarships and grants hit a record high, … Continue reading Private Colleges Offering Record Tuition Discounts to Lure Students
Higher Ed Professor: Tuition discounting is growing in higher education. Yet, by the very nature of the practice, the concept is confusing to prospective students as well as people who have spent their careers working in colleges and universities. A recent report by the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) suggests that … Continue reading What is tuition discounting and why do colleges do it?