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The latest release of the Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey shows that institutions of higher education are spending more on research and development (R&D) and that those investments in science are making a difference.
New data show that 1.1 million international students at U.S. colleges and universities contributed $43.8 billion to the U.S. economy during the 2023-24 academic year and supported more than 378,000 jobs.
AAU has joined a new effort designed to maximize the effectiveness and economic impact of community and technical colleges that are partners in the National Science Foundation’s Regional Innovation Engines program.
Multiple AAU universities announced recently that they’re expanding free tuition programs for students from low- and middle-income families.
Brandeis University | Carnegie Mellon University | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | The University of Texas at Austin | University of Pennsylvania | Leading Research Universities Report | Affordability and Student Aid
The State Department has recognized eight of America’s leading research universities that are also Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) as Fulbright HSI Leaders.
Arizona State University | Texas A&M University | The University of Texas at Austin | University of California Santa Cruz | University of California, Irvine | University of California, Riverside | University of California, Santa Barbara | Leading Research Universities Report
AAU President Barbara R. Snyder is part of a new task force that will provide decisionmakers in the United States with a roadmap for strengthening the nation’s science and technology (S&T) enterprise.
NASA generated a $75.6 billion boost to the United States economy in FY23, according to a new report.
A new report from the College Board reveals that, despite rising sticker prices (published tuition and fees) for full-time undergraduate students, the net price that students and their families pay after grant aid, even after adjusted for inflation, is lower than it was 10 years ago.
The federal Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) has chosen researchers from six AAU institutions to receive awards as part of its Sprint for Women’s Health program to tackle health problems that “uniquely or disproportionately affect women.”
California Institute of Technology | The University of Iowa | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Tufts University | Vanderbilt University | Washington University in St. Louis | Leading Research Universities Report
The American Council on Education has released a brief clarifying what university endowments are and how they are used. The brief addresses many common misconceptions about the charitable funds universities use to accomplish their educational and research missions.