Private colleges are typically associated with higher sticker prices, but they can also offer more financial aid.

Almost all the oldest universities in the United States are private colleges. Harvard and St. John's College, for example, were founded before the 18th century and boast alumni and founders, ...

With increasing emphasis on the return on investment, The Princeton Review's new college ranking measures academics, affordability and career outcomes.

On the Thursday, August 13, 2026, episode of The Excerpt podcast: With hundreds of small private colleges facing severe financial pressure, what happens to the students and communities left behind ...

College isn't cheap — especially at private schools. The average cost of tuition and fees at a private four-year institution is $38,768 per year, according to Education Data Initiative. In comparison, ...

Several Minnesota private colleges have recently introduced creative efforts to prove to students and parents that they’re ...

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It's not easy being a small private college these days, a reality that Douglas Belkin digs into for the Wall Street Journal. In Belkin's telling, we're now in a "winner-take-all" higher-ed economy, ...

Seventy-eight percent of families surveyed said they had eliminated a school from consideration based on cost, according to a recent report by Sallie Mae. As students prioritize affordability in their ...