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Analysis: College athletics grossed $31,832 per athlete in 2016

By Higher Education Tribune | 6 years ago

University of Georgia grossed $352,349 per athlete in 2016 – the highest of all athletic programs that year, followed by University of Texas at Austin ($346,947 per athlete) and Louisiana State University ($315,988 per athlete), according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of the latest federal data.

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Nationally, public colleges, universities face borrower default rate of 11.28%

By Higher Education Tribune | 6 years ago

At Culpeper Cosmetology Training Center in Virginia, 34.5 percent of borrowers who started repaying student loans in 2014 defaulted on those loans by the end of 2016, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

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Analysis: College sports raked in $18.1 billion in 2016

By Higher Education Tribune | 6 years ago

University of Texas at Austin grossed $207 million in 2016, making it the highest-grossing college sports program that year, followed by Ohio State University ($176 million) and University of Alabama ($174 million), according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of the latest federal data.

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Nationally, 4-year schools face borrower default rate of 8.95%

By Higher Education Tribune | 6 years ago

At United Tribes Technical College, 41 percent of borrowers who started repaying student loans in 2014 defaulted on those loans by the end of 2016, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

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Analysis: 569,475 students played college sports in 2016

By Higher Education Tribune | 6 years ago

Lindenwood University, Cornell University and Harvard University reported the most students participating in athletics in 2016, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of U.S. Department of Education data.

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348,659 U.S. borrowers in default on student loans from 4-year schools

By Higher Education Tribune | 6 years ago

University of Phoenix in Tempe, Everest University in Tampa and Ashford University in San Francisco reported the largest share of borrowers from four-year institutions who defaulted on school loans they started repaying in 2014, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

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Princeton tops women's March Madness bracket with 90% graduation rate

By Higher Education Tribune | 6 years ago

Four-year graduation rates range widely at schools that sent teams to the NCAA women's basketball tournament, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.

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Davidson College tops March Madness bracket with 91% graduation rate

By Higher Education Tribune | 6 years ago

Four-year graduation rates range widely at schools that sent teams to the NCAA men's basketball tournament, according to the National Center for Education Statistics..

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585,402 U.S. borrowers in default on student loans

By Higher Education Tribune | 6 years ago

University of Phoenix, Everest University and Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana University had the most students who defaulted on school loans they started repaying in 2014, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

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Analysis: College women's basketball grosses $903 million

By Higher Education Tribune | 6 years ago

Stanford women's basketball tops the list of highest grossing programs with more than $21 million – or $1.5 million per athlete – in 2016, followed by UConn ($9 million), Baylor ($7.6 million), Florida State ($7 million) and Vanderbilt ($5.2 million), according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of the latest federal data.

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March Madness money: How do women's teams in the tournament rank?

By Higher Education Tribune | 6 years ago

Of the 64 teams in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, Stanford is No. 1 for how much money it makes, grossing more than $21.4 million – or $1.5 million per player – in 2016, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of the latest federal data.

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March Madness money: How do tournament teams rank?

By Higher Education Tribune | 6 years ago

Of the 68 teams in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, Duke is No. 1 for how much money it makes, grossing more than $34 million – or $2.1 million per player – in 2016, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of the latest federal data.