An amenities arms race, including serving fancier food, helps drive up room and board at colleges.

New rules will require under-performing service members to pay back their tuition.

Today's Brooking report shows that graduates are worse off than undergrads.

Some schools set tuition high, while others try a lower approach.

Many college freshmen embark on their first years of higher education this week. Wouldn't it be nice if at the end of their journey a job was waiting for them? In Alabama, the two year-college system is collaborating with private companies to train students and help them land a job after graduation.

The Obama administration wants to restrain high tuition by tying federal aid to a college’s performance.

More federal grants are going to low-income students, but colleges are giving more institutional aid to students who are better off.

High-priced private colleges are offering students tuition breaks even when they don't need them.

Colleges and universities are on a quest for a cheaper college degree. But not everyone gets a bargain.

Grinnell is a very small liberal arts college in Iowa with a very big endowment: $1.4 billion. Why the financially sound institution is looking at how to control future costs.