For-profits

For-profits have piled so much debt on their graduates that students now represent 43% of all federal student loan defaults even though they make up about 10% of college students.

Rich Williams: In The Public Interest : For-Profit Education Programs Giving Some a Raw Deal Rich Williams 2010

For-profits have piled so much debt on their graduates that students now represent 43% of all federal student loan defaults even though they make up about 10% of college students.

Rich Williams: In The Public Interest : For-Profit Education Programs Giving Some a Raw Deal Rich Williams 2010

For-profits can often bring a different rigor such as business and management practices, while non-profits can provide invaluable technical expertise.

Jim Luce: Western Union Bridges Economies: Its Foundation Bridges Lives Jim Luce 2011

For-profits often seem to be focused on meeting the needs of their customers, particularly working and non-traditional students, in ways that traditional non-profits do not.

Matthew Yglesias » Making Money in Higher Education 2009

For-profits have largely opted out of the prestige game.

The University Of Adam Smith 2012

For-profits awarded 5% of all bachelor's degrees in 2008-09, and 10% of all master's degrees.

For-profit colleges see major gains in past decade 2011

•For-profits spent an average $2,659 on instruction per student in 2008-09, compared with $9,418 at public colleges and $15,289 at private non-profits.

For-profit colleges see major gains in past decade 2011

For-profits awarded 5% of all bachelor's degrees in 2008-09, and 10% of all master's degrees.

For-profit colleges see major gains in past decade 2011

•For-profits spent an average $2,659 on instruction per student in 2008-09, compared with $9,418 at public colleges and $15,289 at private non-profits.

For-profit colleges see major gains in past decade 2011

For-profits dominate the low end technical education markets.

Academic Self-Selection, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009