Illinois now has a road map to better funding for public universities The recommendations of the Commission on Equitable Public University Funding would help over 29,000 more residents earn a ...

What has placed state universities in this predicament is a host of reasons. For starters, inflation-adjusted state funding dropped by 22%, or by $528 million, between fiscal years 2015 and 2023.

There are nearly 500 regional public universities across the U.S., serving around 5 million students — about half of all undergraduates enrolled in public universities, according to the Alliance ...

People walk through a gate at Harvard University on April 15, 2025. JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images No other U.S. universities make up the publication's top 10 academic research institutions.

GOP lawmakers in over 30 states have introduced or passed bills to restrict or regulate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, according to an NBC News analysis.

Mississippi's Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) is restricting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives at public universities to comply with a new state law. The IHL adopted an ...

In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Morrill Act, which distributed public domain lands to raise funds for fledgling colleges across the nation. Now thriving, the institutions seldom ask ...

At public universities, it’s a more straightforward downstream effect of pricing. Most out-of-state students get little or no financial aid, so only the rich can afford to enroll.