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Wall Street is watching: enrollment, retention and tuition aren't just an academic concern

by James C. Lawson , June 19, 2007

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money courting prospective students with glossy brochures, videos and

expense-paid weekend visits. Financial aid packages, faculty salaries,

overhead, equipment and vendors costs continue to rise and contribute to

escalating tuitions."

Standard & Poor's will continue to monitor profiles and educational niches,

using application, acceptance and matriculation levels as measures of student

demand," says Neel. In addition, retention and graduation rates, marketing

goals, competitive information, student diversity and financial aid burden and

tuition discounting will be carefully evaluated. In other words, Wall Street will

still be watching.

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