Forbes List of Colleges With The Worst Financial Stability Ratings

[elbojpb]

Some sobering reading for a boring summer

These schools all rated "D" -- the lowest score possible

Link to the raw data scores list

 

[Lord_Zubin]

half the empire 8/UCHC is on this list...along with a concerning number of d3 and d1 hockey teams

 

[ColdInRomney]

List contains only private colleges.

 

[elbojpb]

List contains only private colleges.

Public Institutions have the unlimited backing of the taxpayer. Their collective survival is solely up to their respective governments.

 

[altazo]

List contains only private colleges.

Appears so, but I do see Alaska-Fairbanks listed...

 

[elbojpb]

Appears so, but I do see Alaska-Fairbanks listed...

UAF is a land, space and sea-grant university beholden to the Federal Gov't. Perhaps with all of the cuts being made by the present administration, Forbes is considering UAF an institution "in danger of closing" (TIC)

 

[UCBadger]

Not sure I want to see the 2025 list which should come out soon.

In 2023 there were 20 schools with a D grade and just one with a score less than 1.00 (but it was a lot lower!). In 2024 there are 169 D schools with 36 having a score of less than 1.00. If Forbes data are the same as the Department of Education's scores (or try to mimic it) bad things start to happen with a score less than 1.50 and really bad things start to happen when below 1.00. Higher Ed is just currently in very hard times.