thecollegeinvestor.comadded August 2026
The College Investorby Mark Kantrowitz7h ago
Key Points - The Trump administration’s 2025 Compact for Academic Excellence asked colleges for concessions in exchange for vague funding preferences, and most invited universities declined to...
The College Investorby Robert Farrington11h ago
Key Points - Saving about $381 a month from age 25 and earning 7% a year reaches $1 million by 65. Start at 35 and it takes $820 a month.
The College Investorby Robert Farrington18h ago
The Home Depot Foundation announced Path to Pro Skills Explorers last month, a free program that introduces kids ages 11 to 17 to woodworking, plumbing, electrical work and construction safety.
The College Investorby Hannah Rounds1d ago
The average federal student loan borrower owes $38,400 across the 50 states, D.C. and Puerto Rico, but that number moves by $26,000 depending on where you live.
The College Investorby Robert Farrington1d ago
Key Points - The dependent care FSA limit rose to $7,500 per household in 2026 ($3,750 if married filing separately), the first increase since 1986.
The College Investorby Robert Farrington1d ago
Key Points - A bipartisan Senate bill would eliminate the $35,000 lifetime cap on tax-free rollovers from a 529 plan to the beneficiary’s Roth IRA.
The College Investorby Robert Farrington2d ago
Student loan rates have are getting even more competitive as peak back to school season ends. As of October 5, 2026, private student loan lenders are offering fixed rates as low as 1.99% APR and...
The College Investorby Robert Farrington2d ago
Just 32% of public bachelor’s degree-granting colleges were affordable for low- and moderate-income students in the 2023-24 academic year, according to the National College Attainment Network’s...
The College Investorby Robert Farrington2d ago
Key Points - A fifth year at an in-state public adds about $25,850 in tuition, housing and food, and $30,990 once books, transportation and personal costs are counted, based on College Board’s...
The College Investorby Robert Farrington2d ago
Key Points - Schools paid 34,915 college athletes $1.77 billion directly in the first year of revenue sharing. That works out to about $50,700 per athlete on average.
The College Investorby Robert Farrington2d ago
High-yield savings account rates have started to rise, even at large banks, in the wake of the Federal Reserve rate increase.
The College Investorby Robert Farrington3d ago
Key Points - College graduates earned about 87% more per hour than workers without a degree in 2022. By 2026, that premium had shrunk to about 78%, back to where it was in the mid-1990s.
The College Investorby Robert Farrington3d ago
Student loan default doesn't mean your credit is ruined for life. Missed payments and a default will show up on your credit report and pull your score down, by 91 points on average according to New...
The College Investorby Robert Farrington4d ago
The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division announced on October 1, 2026 that the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law discriminated against white and Asian applicants for its...
The College Investorby Robert Farrington5d ago
Just 31% of U.S. adults now say a college education is “very important,” according to a new Gallup poll.
The College Investorby Robert Farrington5d ago
The average SAT score for the high school class of 2026 climbed to 1045, a 16-point gain over the class of 2025, according to the College Board’s 2026 SAT Suite annual report released this week.
The College Investorby Robert Farrington6d ago
The Question My daughter is a high school senior with a 4.6 GPA, and I just saw that she can only borrow $5,500 her freshman year.
The College Investorby Robert Farrington6d ago
Employers added 29,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate rose to 4.2%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics September jobs report released October 2.
The College Investorby Robert Farrington6d ago
Key Points - Loan proceeds, including the "refund" your school sends you after tuition, are not taxable income. Only the interest you pay matters on your return.
The College Investorby Robert Farrington6d ago
Key Points - The Department of Education’s official FY 2023 cohort default rate is 0.4%, up from 0.0% for FY 2022.
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