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Category: 2026

Average cost of attendance (COA) at four-year institutions, 2024–25

April 27, 2026 wswail

Data from the National Center on Education Statistics illustrate the current total cost of attendance (COA) at a four-year university…

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Posted in: 2026, College Costs & Affordability, Institutions, Rankings, & Systems, Student Debt & Borrowing Filed under: featured, international comparison, literacy, mathematics, NAEP, race/ethnicity, reading, SES, writing

Percent of Population Who are Under the Poverty Level

April 15, 2026 wswail

People who are at or below the poverty level are less likely to attain a diploma or degree, have lower…

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Posted in: 2026 Filed under: featured, international comparison, literacy, mathematics, NAEP, race/ethnicity, reading, SES, writing

Percent of Students Who Score Above Average on the NAEP Mathematics Assessment, by Race/Ethnicity and SES (2024)

March 31, 2026 wswail

The National Assessment of Educational Progress, best known as “NAEP,” gives us an inside view of the academic preparedness of…

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Posted in: 2026, EPIGraph, K12 Education & School Systems Filed under: featured, international comparison, literacy, mathematics, NAEP, race/ethnicity, reading, SES, writing

EPIGraph – Distribution of people age 25 and over with a bachelor’s degree or higher (2001 – 2021)

March 26, 2026 wswail

Data from the US Census Bureau illustrate the percentage of adults aged 25 or older who earned a bachelor’s degree…

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Posted in: 2026, EPIGraph, Institutions, Rankings, & Systems, Persistence, Retention, & Graduation Filed under: international comparison, literacy, reading, writing

EPIGraph – College Readiness of High School Graduates, 2018-2023 (ACT)

March 20, 2026 wswail

According to ACT, the college readiness of recent high school graduates declined precipitously between 2018 and 2023. In each of…

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Posted in: 2026, EPIGraph, Institutions, Rankings, & Systems, K12 Education & School Systems Filed under: international comparison, literacy, reading, writing

EPIGraph – Expected Family Contributions (EFC) for Undergraduate Students (2020)

March 2, 2026 wswail

Today’s EPIGraph takes a look at what we call the “EFC,” or the Expected Family Contribution, for undergraduate students and…

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Posted in: 2026, College Costs & Affordability, EPIGraph, Financial Aid & FAFSA, Institutions, Rankings, & Systems Filed under: international comparison, literacy, reading, writing

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