November 26, 1999

Financial Gap May Grow Among Private Colleges

By KIT LIVELY

Moody's Investors Service last month warned that a gap may be growing between the financial strength of wealthy private colleges and that of their less-affluent counterparts.

The finding appeared in an annual report on private higher education by Moody's, which predicted a "largely positive" credit outlook for most private institutions over the next three to five years. Beyond that, however, smaller, regionally oriented colleges may struggle with rises and

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