Another one down. St. Andrews University in Laurinburg, NC has officially announced its closure — and while we take no joy in the news, we also can’t ignore it: they were ranked 753rd out of 843 in our 2024 Collegiate Survivability Index. In other words, the writing wasn't

Most university viability models stop at the balance sheet. They squint at endowments, obsess over net assets, and nod sagely at depreciation—as if a school’s future can be found buried in the footnotes of a 990 form. But here’s the truth: a fat endowment doesn’t help

If you’ve ever wondered whether traditional financial scores for colleges are worth the spreadsheet they’re printed on… meet Goddard College. This quaint little liberal arts college in Vermont scored a perfect 3.0 on the U.S. Department of Education’s Composite Financial Index (CFI)—a score that’

A Newsletter from UniversityDeathpool.com April 2025 Edition From the Desk of Jim Long Tariffs, Tumbling Endowments, and DOE Policies: The New Trifecta of Doom? Just when you think the higher education sector might catch its breath, we get hit from three directions. Market volatility—spurred in part by international

Welcome to the Academic Quality map—a bold attempt to answer a question every parent, student, and mildly curious uncle wants to know: “If I’m sending my kid to this school, how hard is it trying to actually teach them something?” 🧠 Wait... Isn't This Just Another Academic

Posted on universitydeathpool.com Limestone University has officially announced it will shutter in-person operations after 179 years of service — and unfortunately, we saw this one coming. Ranked #736 out of 759 in our Collegiate Survivability Index (CSI), Limestone sat near the bottom of our national rankings for private, not-for-profit institutions.

Turns out even the most elite need pruning sometimes. Welcome to Wilting of the Ivy, a cheeky little detour off the Collegiate Deathpool highway, where we shine our data-loving flashlight into the marble hallways of the Ivy League. Yes, that Ivy League. You might think these eight hallowed institutions are

Welcome to the "State of the States," where we lovingly reduce decades of educational legacy into four neat toggles and a color-coded map. Here's the map! This interactive heatmap shows the average performance of private universities by state across four survival metrics: * 🔥 Market Saturation — Are they

Welcome to what might be the most divine use of toggle buttons you’ve seen all day. The chart below compares private religious universities by their average performance in four areas: Here's the chart! * Market Saturation (How competitive is your state? Is your school lost in a crowd?