The Impact of the US Financial Crisis on How Students Pay for College

Authors

  • Arthur M. Hauptman

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6017/ihe.2009.54.8407

Keywords:

Economics of Higher Education, Financing and Funding, Students and Student Development, North America, United States of America, American financial crisis, availability of funding for higher education

Abstract

The 2008 failure of major financial institutions in the United States may have dramatic ramifications on American students and whether/where they attend college. Several sources of funding may be at risk, including potential decreases in federal financial aid, the tightening of private loan availability, lowered home values impinging on equity-based lending, and stock market losses in college-fund savings. Public institutions, whose tuition is much lower than private or for-profit institutions, may see an increase in enrollment.

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Published

2009-01-07

How to Cite

Hauptman, A. M. (2009). The Impact of the US Financial Crisis on How Students Pay for College. International Higher Education, (54). https://doi.org/10.6017/ihe.2009.54.8407

Issue

No. 54: Winter 2009

Section

Countries and Regions

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