TICAS advocates for every student, regardless of race, ethnicity, or family wealth, to have access to a quality higher education program without the need to incur debt to realize their dreams of earning a college credential.
We try to understand college opportunity through careful research and by listening to the students and those who serve them. We combine concrete, tailored policy recommendations with passionate, sophisticated advocacy, nationally and in California, Michigan, and New York.
Learn about our workAs the third installment of our Geography of Opportunity research, our new report explores the availability of Broad-Access Institutions (BAIs) across the country, differentiating between rural and urban areas as well as communities along state borders.
In January 2024, House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) introduced the College Cost Reduction Act (H.R.6951). In light of reports that the proposal is being considered for inclusion in a reconciliation package, we conducted further analyses to show how the plan would cause financial harm for millions of low- and moderate-income borrowers.
TICAS is proud to announce the inaugural 2024-25 Empowering Future Higher Education Policy Leaders Fellowship cohort. The Fellowship aims to expose graduate students and professionals in higher education to the federal policy field, equipping them with the knowledge and skills necessary to become influential leaders in higher education policy.
Average student debt at graduation in 2020 ranged from $18,350 in Utah to $39,950 in New Hampshire, and new graduates’ likelihood of having debt varied from 39 percent in Utah to 73 percent in South Dakota. In nineteen states, average debt was more than $30,000, and it was over $35,000 in six states. (Student Debt and the Class of 2020)
This report is the first in a series on graduate student loan borrowing and is designed to help inform policymakers in developing equitable, multi-faceted solutions to alleviate the burden of student loan debt.
TICAS President Sameer Gadkaree issued a statement expressing extreme concern in response to the Department of Education’s mass firings of its workforce.
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