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Higher Education

Higher education includes all post-high school education, including two- and four-year colleges and universities and a variety of credential types. Our summaries cover U.S. policies related to financial aid, other aspects of college access and success, and the costs and benefits of different types of college experiences, and more.

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College Access
  • College Access (and Success) Programs
  • College Admissions
College Finance - Financial Aid
  • College Grants, Scholarships and Promise Programs NEW
  • FAFSA and Administrative Burdens
  • Student Loans
  • The Federal Work Study Program NEW
College Finance - Resources
  • College Pricing in the U.S.
  • Higher Education Finance: Expenditures and Costs NEW
Institutions and Majors
  • Choice of and Return to Major/Program Choice
  • For-Profit Colleges
  • Returns to Four-Year Higher Education NEW
  • Returns to Graduate Education NEW
  • Workforce-Aligned Certificate Programs
  • Returns to Four-Year Higher Education
Community Colleges
  • Early College Credit Courses
Miscellaneous
  • Academic Freedom
  • Covid and Higher Education
  • Online Postsecondary Education
  • International Students in U.S. Higher Education
  • College Closures
  • Education Policy: Values Driven and Evidence Informed
  • Research Use
  • Rural Education
  • Validity and Reliability Considerations for Educational Measurement
  • Using Social and Emotional Competency Measures for Research, Evaluation, and School Improvement
  • Social and Emotional Learning NEW
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