By Hadley Malcolm and Sean McMinn. The start of a new school year is punctuated by what's become a new financial norm for public universities: massive cuts in state funding that lead to rising tuition, cuts in enrollment, sporadic class schedules and staff layoffs.
Despite some recent tuition freezes for the 2013-14 school year, public universities continue to suffer from significant spending cuts by their own states. The state funding cuts are the primary driver of tuition inflation in recent years, education experts say. More...

By Debbie Holmes. As students return to class, there are fewer law students in the lecture halls. Law schools across the country report close to a 20 percent drop in the number of applicants this fall. The lingering recession, staffing cuts at law firms, and the rising cost of a law degree get the blame for the decline. It can cost more than $100,000 to earn a law degree. Twenty-three year old Brandon Edwards says that was too much when he thought about attending law school full time at the University of Cincinnati. So he decided to stay home in Columbus and attend Capital University’s law school. More...

Les MBA américains sont souvent en pole position dans les classements mondiaux. Mais ils sont également les plus onéreux, frisant parfois les 200 000 dollars ! Pourtant, l'investissement est rapidement récupéré…
L'UNEF a récemment pointé du doigt la hausse du coût de la vie étudiante. Mais on est bien loin des coûts délirants pratiqués outre-Atlantique ! Logement, assurance santé, transport,… A ces coûts s'ajoutent parfois les frais de scolarité mirobolants. Dans un pays où les MBA coûtent parfois jusqu'à 200 000 dollars, les étudiants doivent se serrer la ceinture… pour un temps seulement. Suite...

Voici les taux des droits de scolarité dans les établissements publics d'enseignement supérieur pour l'année universitaire 2013-2014.
Les étudiants boursiers sont exonérés des frais d'inscription et des droits de sécurité sociale. Les universités ont l'obligation de proposer à tous les étudiants un paiement fractionné (en trois versements) des droits d'inscription ainsi que de ceux de sécurité sociale, afin qu'ils puissent en étaler la charge.
Tableau des Taux des droits de scolarité dans les établissements publics d'enseignement supérieur pour l'année 2013-2014.
La part minimum de chaque droit de scolarité réservée au service de documentation est fixée à 33 euros et celle destinée au financement du fonds de solidarité et de développement des initiatives étudiantes à 16 euros. 
Le transfert d'une inscription entre deux établissements entraîne de plein droit le remboursement du droit de scolarité correspondant, sous réserve d'une somme de 23 euros restant acquise à l'établissement au titre des actes de gestion nécessaires à l'inscription.
Les étudiants inscrits en première année de troisième cycle de médecine qui se sont acquittés de leurs droits de scolarité en début d'année universitaire ne sont pas soumis à de nouveaux droits quand ils changent d'établissement en cours d'année pour accomplir leur formation dans l'une des disciplines de l'internat.
Journal officiel : Arrêté du 20 août 2013 fixant les taux de droits de scolarité d'établissements publics d'enseignement supérieur relevant du ministre chargé de l'enseignement supérieur NOR: ESRS1318877A.
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By David Matthews. A new government-commissioned study says a degree will earn graduates an extra £252,000 over their lifetime for women and £168,000 for men.
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By Richard Adams. Russell Group universities have joined competition for students, with successful A-level candidates now able to trade up. Britain's universities found themselves drawn into an intense competition to recruit students as the annual post-A-level scramble for university places got under way, with £1bn worth of student fees as the potential prize. The government's decision this year to allow unrestrained competition for students gaining ABB grades and above at A-level has seen members of the elite Russell Group of research universities entering the clearing market – a process known as "adjustment". At stake is the £9,000 in fees that students may bring with them, making the 2013 clearing round the most lucrative in British university history. More...

By Julia Laplane, OECD. Education is a cornerstone of a functioning society. As Benjamin Franklin put it: “An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.” But as education becomes longer and increasingly expensive, are we teaching our young people the right skills for the current market? With an outstanding student debt reaching $1 trillion last year in the US alone, and millions of graduates unable to find jobs in OECD countries, the question of return on investment has become a real economic priority.
In our technology-driven economies, knowledge is, more than ever, power. The OECD Skills Strategy is built around the notion that “Skills have become the global currency of 21^st century economies”. A recent article in the OECD Observer on the impact of knowledge on economic growth pointed out that iPod production in 2006 accounted for 14 000 jobs inside the United States and 27 000 jobs outside. Today, Information and communication technology (ICT)-intensive occupations represent more than 20% of all jobs in the OECD. In such a fast-changing economic landscape, the issue of skills shortages has become a global concern. According to a recent international survey of more than 2,700 employers by consulting firm McKinsey, some 40% of employers reported that they face difficulties when recruiting entry-level staff because the candidates have inadequate skills for the jobs available. Furthermore, almost 45% of young people said that their current jobs were not related to their studies. So we need to ask how much of our investment in education should deliver greater productivity and income for workers. Read more...