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Tag: race/ethnicity

Wealth Distribution in the US – Why it Matters — Mean Family Income, 1994 to 2024

May 12, 2026 wswail

This EPIGraph focuses on income distribution in the US between 1994 and 2024 (adjusted for 2024 dollars; e.g., “inflation adjusted”…

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Posted in: 2026, College Costs & Affordability Filed under: affordability, featured, income, international comparison, literacy, mathematics, NAEP, race/ethnicity, reading, SES, wealth, writing

Tuition and Fee Charges Versus Inflation at Public and Private Four-Year Colleges (1987 to 2025)

May 5, 2026 wswail

The graphic below is not a Picasso or some bizarro modern art image. So stay with us, please. This is…

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Posted in: 2026, College Access, College Costs & Affordability, Higher Education, Student Debt Filed under: featured, international comparison, literacy, mathematics, NAEP, race/ethnicity, reading, SES, writing

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 Access, College Costs & Affordability, Higher Education, Student Debt 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, Return on Investment 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, Academics, EPIGraph, K12 Filed under: featured, international comparison, literacy, mathematics, NAEP, race/ethnicity, reading, SES, writing

EPIGraph – Running Out of Money – Financial Issues for College Students

December 2, 2025 wswail

Exhibit 1. Percent of Students Who Run Out of Money During the Year (2022). SOURCE: Fletcher, C., Cornett, A., Webster,…

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Posted in: 2025, College Costs & Affordability, EPIGraph, Higher Education Filed under: affordability, college costs, finance, food insecurity, gender, hunger, money issues, race/ethnicity

EPIGraph – Food Insecurities Among College Students

November 27, 2025 wswail

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. This seems appropriate for the moment. Exhibit 1. Percent of college students who are food insecure, by…

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Posted in: 2025, EPIGraph, Higher Education Filed under: food insecurity, gender, hunger, race/ethnicity, thanksgiving

EPIGraph – Median Annual Earnings of 25- to 34-Year-Olds With a Bachelor’s or Higher Degree, by Gender and Race/Ethnicity, 2022 (in Current Dollars)

November 21, 2025 wswail

In 2022, the median earnings of college graduates with a bachelor’s degree or higher was $67,630 (in 2022 dollars). The…

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Posted in: 2025, EPIGraph, Higher Education, Return on Investment Filed under: earnings, gender, race/ethnicity, ROI
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The Swail Letter on Higher Education

Putting College Costs in Perspective: A Brief History in Time (and CPI)

Putting College Costs in Perspective: A Brief History in Time (and CPI)

The Workforce Pell Grant—A Cautionary Tale

The Workforce Pell Grant—A Cautionary Tale

It’s All About the Math

It’s All About the Math

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