Is Your Dream School in Good Financial Shape?

FILE - Graduating students gather for Commencement ceremonies at Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, May 22, 2023.

The global consultancy Bain and Company has released an interactive tool to measure the financial health of U.S. colleges. You can use it to see what might happen if enrollments decline, or if the U.S. enters a recession. Bain's analysis suggests many schools are not prepared for future economic shocks. (May 2023)