5. What Role Do Rankings Play in the High Cost of College?

02/14/24 • 24 min

Influential rankings are based on the wealth of an institution, not how much students learn. This incentivizes colleges to maximize income in order to remain competitive.
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Government grants, easy access to subsidized loans, and tax breaks have made more money available to students, but somehow, students are even more overwhelmed with the burden of paying for college.
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All intercollegiate athletic programs lose money, except for a few at universities with successful football programs Students are charged up to several thousand dollars per year to make up the deficit. Compliance with Title IX also adds to the cost.
Websites mentioned in this episode:
Office of Postsecondary Education website under Equity In Athletics:
https://ope.ed.gov/athletics/#/institution/search
Knight-Newhouse College Athletics Database website:
https://knightnewhousedata.org/
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Charging U - 5. What Role Do Rankings Play in the High Cost of College?

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Episode 5

What Role Do Rankings Play In the High Cost of College?

Why are some colleges ranked higher than others and how does that affect the price of tuition? We will answer this question on today’s episode. I am Larry Bernstein and welcome to Charging U.

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