From Wiley’s sale of its online program management business to cuts at another University of Wisconsin campus, here are the topline figures from some of our biggest stories of the week.
By the numbers
$110M
The base price that Academic Partnerships is paying to acquire Wiley’s online program management business. Academic Partnerships also agreed to give Wiley up to $40 million from fiscal 2025 to fiscal 2026 if the business unit hits revenue targets.
50
The number of full-time jobs the University of Wisconsin Parkside plans to cut to remedy a budget deficit. The positions amount to about 10% of the public university’s workforce.
36
The number of questions in the new version of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FASFA, down from 108. The U.S. Department of Education said the revamped form will be available by the end of December, further stressing college officials who will have to make financial aid awards on a shorter timeline than usual.
269K
The number of international students in the U.S. who came from India during the 2022-23 academic year, according to new data released by the Institute of International Education and the U.S. Department of State. That figure represents a 35% increase from the year before.
$37.7M
The fine Grand Canyon University is appealing. The Education Department fined the large Christian university last month over allegations it misled doctoral students about its programming costs.
