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What 3 Ratings Agencies Project for Higher Ed in 2025
Recent reports from Moody’s Ratings, S&P Global and Fitch Ratings—taken together—offer a mixed outlook for the sector, particularly small, cash-strapped institutions.
The Year in Closures and Mergers
At least 16 nonprofit institutions announced closures this year as the sector grapples with enrollment challenges and financial pressures. Various others merged.
2 Seattle Colleges Announce Merger
Seattle University, the largest private higher education institution in western Washington state, will merge with the struggling Cornish College of...
Penn State Built a Second Law School. Now, It’s Going Back to One.
The university built a $60 million law building on its flagship campus. Now it’ll serve as a branch of a law school 80 miles away.
2 Minnesota Colleges Consider Merging
Dakota County Technical College and Inver Hills Community College are considering a merger to consolidate resources and stave off enrollment...
A Messy Merger’s Unlikely Comeback
After a tumultuous launch, Vermont State University’s first-year enrollment grew 14 percent this fall. Is its recovery proof of concept for campus consolidation?
Gannon, Ursuline Explore Strategic Partnership
Ursuline College in Ohio and Gannon University in Pennsylvania—two Catholic institutions separated by less than 100 miles—announced Monday that they...
Temple Drops Plans for UArts Acquisition
Temple University will not acquire University of the Arts, which closed abruptly in June, backing off a potential merger opportunity...