January 24, 2008
Freshmen's Concerns About Quality, Cost at 35-Year High
Freshmen are more concerned about academic quality and affordability than they have been in decades, according to an annual survey conducted by the Higher Education Research Institute at the University of California at Los Angeles (see tables).
Sixty-three percent of students said academic reputation was a very important factor in selecting a college, an increase of 5.6 percentage points from 2006. Thirty-nine percent cited
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