How to define a financially high-risk college?
This Week in College Viability by Gary Stocker
Episode notes
As private colleges enter another challening financial and viability year, I am going to review these high-risk colleges. These are the basic factors I will use to determine which high-risk colleges to review.
A college that meets these general specifications will be considered 'high-risk' of financial weakness and potential issues with viability. The data source is the National Center for Education Statistics and its IPEDS data base. The application used for the analyses is the College Viability App.
FTE enrollment has decreased in the past 6 years.
4-year graduation rates average 50% or less over the past 6 reported years
6-year graduation rates average 70% or less over the past 6 reported years
Admissions yield (aka popularity indicator) has decreased over the past 6 report ...