The lopsided market for higher ed

The Indicator from Planet Money

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4.7 • 9.2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 June 2022

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Ah, college... the classes, the parties, the debt. Is it still worth it? While most schools are seeing their enrollment decline, 'elite' schools are receiving a jump in applications.

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0:00.0	NPR is doing its annual survey to better understand how listeners like you spend time with podcasts.
0:06.4	If you want to help out the indicator, you can really help us out by filling in a short survey.
0:11.6	It's at npr.org slash podcast survey.
0:14.4	This is all one word.
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0:18.4	What do they say?
0:19.2	Opinions are like butts.
0:20.3	Everybody has them and they're very useful.
0:22.7	Thanks agent for those wise words.
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0:40.2	As May turns to June, another graduation season is in the books and that's got us reminiscing
0:45.3	about college.
0:46.9	You know those halcyon days of intellectual exploration.
0:50.7	And untreated acne.
0:52.7	A big hangover that is mostly financial.
1:02.7	Okay, point taken.
1:05.0	The college experience is not for everyone.
1:07.6	In fact, it was barely for me.
1:09.5	And most Americans don't have a college degree.
1:11.7	In fact, the number of people who are trying to get one is declining.
1:16.2	According to a recent report by the National Student Clearinghouse, a research group,
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