Data Visualizations

May 8, 2026

Why graduate programs went digital faster than undergraduate ones, and what that means for the working adults who dominate them. If undergraduate education has been wading into online learning...

May 8, 2026

Sticker prices keep climbing, institutional aid keeps growing, and the gap families face keeps widening. The average sticker price at a selective American college (tuition, fees, room, board, and...

May 1, 2026

At 331 colleges, low-income students graduate at higher rates than their wealthier peers. The data shows where the pattern holds, where it reverses, and what families should ask before...

May 1, 2026

Two Distinct Forces Are Shrinking the Labor Market, and They Require Different Responses Of 744 occupations in our dataset, 228 are projected to decline over the next decade. The...

April 30, 2026

Investment banking continues to be one of the most sought-after career paths for ambitious college graduates, offering exceptional compensation packages and accelerated professional development opportunities. Entry-level investment banking analysts...

April 24, 2026

Why the students everyone else is ignoring may hold the strongest admissions hand. If you’re a high school student who lights up over Latin verb conjugations, who reads philosophy...

April 24, 2026

How to use the College Scorecard’s debt and earnings data to separate colleges that pay off from those that don’t. When families evaluate the cost of college, they tend...

April 23, 2026

In the competitive world of legal education, the journey to becoming a lawyer often begins long before the first day of law school. But just how much does your...

April 17, 2026

Tracing the baccalaureate origins of doctoral recipients reveals a complex landscape where massive public flagships, elite private universities, and tiny liberal arts colleges each play distinctive roles. Analysis of...

April 17, 2026

The same forces reshaping admissions are pulling selective liberal arts colleges in two very different directions Colby College, a small liberal arts school in Waterville, Maine, received 7,593 applications...

April 10, 2026

There is a persistent belief in American higher education that what you study matters more than where you study it. The logic is intuitive: a nursing degree is a...

April 10, 2026

Every fall, millions of families sit around kitchen tables with the same question: Is this degree actually worth the money? For affluent families, the answer is usually yes—the financial...

April 2, 2026

How Earnings Grow (or Stall) from Year 6 to Year 10 Most college rankings use a single salary snapshot. The Scorecard tracks earnings over five time horizons—revealing which schools’...

April 2, 2026

A data-driven guide for families and counselors navigating the merit aid landscape at more than 350 institutions Every spring, millions of families sit down with financial aid packages and...

March 27, 2026

A data-driven guide for students and families navigating one of the biggest financial decisions of college: choosing a field of study. Every fall, millions of families sit around kitchen...

March 20, 2026

A data-driven look at the decade-long transformation in selective college admissions In 2015, ten colleges in the United States admitted fewer than one in ten applicants. Stanford, Harvard, and...

March 19, 2026

Collegiate athletics have long been an integral part of the higher education experience in the United States. From NCAA powerhouses to smaller NAIA institutions, athletic programs can shape campus...

March 16, 2026

A decade of record financial aid has barely moved the needle on economic diversity at the nation’s most selective schools In 2015, about 16.5 percent of first-year students at...

March 14, 2026

College rankings have long been a source of both pride and controversy in higher education. The US News & World Report rankings, in particular, hold significant sway over public...

March 14, 2026

The landscape of higher education in the United States has undergone significant demographic shifts over the past decade. Understanding these trends is crucial for navigating the evolving world of...