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Education data breaches hit record high in 2021

Higher Ed Dive

million records across 771 educational institutions were exposed that year, according to a report by Comparitech.

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Private college discount rates for first-year students, 2021

Higher Ed Data Stories

This will show you the discount rate on first-year students at about 1,000 four-year, private, not-for-profit colleges in 2021-22. That's because, at many of these places, undergraduate education is essentially a sideline business, and only a minor source of revenue.

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First-year Discount rate at private colleges, 2021

Higher Ed Data Stories

If tuition is $40,000 and you offer a $20,000 discount or scholarship, you simply take $20,000 to educate the student, and write the rest off as an accounting transaction. The need for higher discounts in higher education are driven by tuition prices that are too high for most people to pay. Eager to hear your thoughts.

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Yes, your yield rate is still falling, redux (2021)

Higher Ed Data Stories

I think it's most useful for higher education enrollment professionals who have to explain to people at their university why their yield rate is falling. I've been creating this data visualization, or some form of it, for several years now.

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UK education and TNE exports valued at £27.9bn in 2021

The PIE News

UK education exports hit £27.9 billion in 2021, government statistics have revealed, as the country continues on its aim to reach £35bn by 2030. Of the total, transnational education exports were valued at £2.4bn. The share of the total attributed to higher education was 77.9% While in 2011, ELT made up 11.8%

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2021’s Top-Paid Private-College President Received a Record Payout

The Chronicle of Higher Education

of Pennsylvania at 2008’s commencement Amy Gutmann earned nearly $23 million in 2021, her last full year as president of the University of Pennsylvania, according to federal tax filings. By Julia Piper and Nick Perez Matt Rourke, AP Amy Gutmann as president of the U.

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Europe dominated US study abroad destinations in 2021/22

The PIE News

Over 188,000 students from the US took part in study abroad programs for academic credit in 2021/22 as pandemic-induced travel restrictions began to lift. In comparison, there were 347,099 US students studying abroad for academic credit in 2018/19. The number of American students studying abroad is expected to continue to rebound.