The price of college again rose faster than the inflation rate this year, climbing 6.6 percent at four-year public schools and outstripping increases in the financial aid that lowers what most students actually pay.
Be careful, Boston College. The Eagles were the new No. 2 in the Top 25 released Sunday, a ranking that's been more of a burden than a reward recently.
Thinking about the University of California, Riverside for college? Then come pet our cockroaches!
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Wednesday that he would like to link college financial aid to the jobs students pursue after graduation.
It had been 11 years since Nos. 1 and 2 lost on the same day before LSU and California pulled the trick last week.
Two state colleges evacuated their shared campus in northwest Ohio and canceled classes Wednesday because of a telephoned bomb threat, a school spokeswoman said.
Ohio State has risen — all the way to No 1. A day after the top two teams in the AP Top 25 lost, the Buckeyes jumped two spots Sunday in the media poll and became the third school this season to hold the No. 1 ranking.
Colleges and universities raked in money by the billions last year. But their investing success now has a price — a movement in Congress to force the wealthiest schools to spend more of their money to keep down tuition.
No doubt about it, LSU is No. 1. As for the rest of the Top 25, five wild weeks of college football have taken quite a toll.
LSU is closing in on Southern California in the AP Top 25, and Appalachian State is getting some recognition — but not a ranking.
Thud! The final fallout from a disastrous opening weekend for Michigan came Tuesday, when the Wolverines dropped all the way out of The Associated Press Top 25, an unprecedented fall from No. 5 to unranked. Since the AP poll expanded to 25 teams in 1989, no team has taken a bigger tumble in one week.
As part of a pledge to make college more affordable, Democrat presidential candidate Barack Obama wants to eliminate federal subsidies for banks that provide student loans.
Ohio State, Kansas, Florida and North Carolina — the No. 1 seeds in the NCAA tournament — held the top four spots in the final Associated Press college basketball poll Monday.
A longtime donor to the College of William and Mary is withholding a $12 million pledge because of the decision to remove of a cross from a campus chapel, the school said.
Ohio State took over the No. 1 spot in The Associated Press college basketball poll Monday, the first time the Buckeyes have held the top ranking since 1962 when they were led by Jerry Lucas and John Havlicek and on a run of three straight Final Fours.
The Florida Gators are No. 1 for the fourth straight week. This time, there's no doubt about it. Florida became the first unanimous No. 1 in The Associated Press college basketball poll in nearly two years, garnering all 72 first place votes Monday.
Florida didn't have to lobby to win this vote. The Gators are No. 1 in a landslide.
As great as a conference championship game can be, and there are five being played in the next three days, deciding a league champ the old-fashioned way can be fun.
More college presidents are earning annual compensation of $500,000 or more, fueled in part by stiff competition by schools for the best candidates, according to a study.
Josh Zalasky should be the kind of college applicant with little to worry about.
It's party time at Oral Roberts, the religion-based school in Tulsa that gave Bill Self his first job as a head coach. The lightly regarded Golden Eagles came into Lawrence as double-digit underdogs to a mighty Kansas team ranked No. 3 in the country, victorious in 165 of its last 175 home games. What they went home with Wednesday night was a surprising 78-71 victory over the Jayhawks, Self's current team.
Three years after being stripped of its best teams by the Atlantic Coast Conference, Big East football is healthy again.
Georgia and Miami have a chance to right their shaky seasons and jump back into the Top 25.
Ohio State's run at No. 1 is now one week short of the Buckeyes' longest to start a season. Ohio State was on top of The Associated Press Top 25 for the ninth consecutive week when the poll was released Sunday. In 1969 under coach Woody Hayes, Ohio State started the season No. 1 and stayed there for 10 weeks. A loss to Michigan dropped the Buckeyes from the top spot.
Miami built a football dynasty on an us-vs.-them attitude. The Hurricanes perfected the concept of swagger, and intimidation long has been the key ingredient to success. Sometimes that bravado gets them into trouble.