Did You Know? The North Carolina Colleges with High Student Default Rates
When students take federal loans to pay for college, the government declares them to be in default if a student doesn’t make a payment for 9 months. According to the…
Articles by Madeline Baker
Did You Know? The Biggest NC Endowments Keep Growing
A college endowment is a fund where an institution keeps its financial assets and donations and can invest that money for the college’s long-term stability. In North Carolina, the largest…
Did You Know? Student Loan Defaults Are Most Common in West Virginia, New Mexico
When students are late making a monthly payment on their federal student loans, the loan becomes delinquent. And if they don’t make any payments for 270 days, most types of…
Did You Know? Student-Athletes Can Be Admitted to UNC Schools Despite Low Academic Success
College admissions standards are meant to determine whether a student is academically prepared to succeed at college. Colleges also have Minimum Admissions Requirements (MARs) and Minimum Course Requirements (MCRs), which…
Did You Know? Repaying Student Loans Isn’t Onerous for Most Graduates
College students have taken on so much debt that many political leaders are declaring a “student debt crisis.” Certainly, many former students are facing a crisis as they struggle to…
Did You Know? Most UNC System Grads Stay in North Carolina
Editor’s note: A previous version of this article incorrectly reported the percentage of in-state freshmen at UNC-Chapel Hill. The correct figure is 82 percent. For a lot of students in…
Did You Know? North Carolina’s Robust Online Education Options
Distance education has expanded greatly thanks to the internet, making higher education accessible to non-traditional students. Distance-learners simply turn on their computers and join their online class to access lectures,…
Did You Know? The Mega-wealth Tucked Away in Endowments
Collectively, the endowments of 15 Massachusetts colleges in 2017 were $70 billion, greater than the GDP of Lithuania. And Massachusetts isn’t alone—the endowments of 15 California colleges totaled $55 billion,…
Did You Know? For UNC System Sports, Students Must Foot the Bill
Public universities in North Carolina can’t fund their athletic budgets from only ticket and merchandise sales; they must use subsidies to foot the rest of the bill. Sometimes the extra…