From tuition discounts rising again at private nonprofit colleges to Indiana professors suing over a new state law tying tenure to intellectual diversity, here are the top-line figures from some of our biggest stories of the week.
By the numbers
56.1%
The average tuition discount rate at private nonprofit colleges for first-time, full-time students in the 2023-24 academic year, according to preliminary estimates from the National Association of College and University Business Officers. The rate marks an all-time high even following years of steady increases.
2
The number of Indiana professors suing to stop a new state law that will allow public colleges to deny instructors tenure if they don’t “foster a culture of free inquiry, free expression, and intellectual diversity.” The professors say that the statute violates their First Amendment rights.
3
The number of college leaders that will testify before lawmakers this month on campus antisemitism. Ahead of the hearing, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce asked Northwestern University for documentation on how it handled campus protests and negotiations with activists.
18
The number of colleges that fully participated in recent Knight Foundation research analyzing the diversity of university endowment managers. Researchers had sought data from the 25 private colleges and 25 public colleges with the largest endowments in the U.S.
$3 million
The budget gap Delta State University is facing. The public Mississippi university would cut about 20 degree programs and shave $6.1 million from its budget under a proposal unveiled by President Daniel Ennis.
