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Washington Monthly
Published August 6, 2025

About the College Guide and Rankings

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HuffPost
Published July 18, 2025

The Trump Admin Quietly Made Attending College Even More Expensive

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Report
Published July 14, 2025

The Pell Grant: What Do We Know About Degree Completion and Satisfactory Academic Progress?

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Shinyoung Kim
Ph.D Candidate, Iowa State University
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The Californian
Published July 10, 2025

California State University on Central Coast scores high in national college survey,

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The Providence Journal
Published July 9, 2025

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Report
Published July 2, 2025

What’s the Value of a Master’s Degree?

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Veronica Minaya
Senior Research Associate and Program Lead, Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University
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Judith Scott-Clayton
Professor of Economics and Education, Teachers College, Columbia University

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