Each report examines trends and highlights best practices at public institutions of higher education across the state. These comprehensive analyses examine the general education requirements at each public college and university, reveal if institutions are spending their money efficiently, evaluate the extent to which trustees and regents execute their fiduciary responsibilities, and assess whether students and faculty are free from coercion, intimidation, and indoctrination.
Our analysis of North Carolina’s public institutions concludes that several structural changes are in order to ensure greater leadership and accountability within the state higher education system.
ACTA’s review of the University System of Georgia focuses on what students are learning, whether the marketplace of ideas is vibrant, how the universities are run, and what a college education cost.
Our report is designed to showcase information and data of interest to students, parents, alumni, and taxpayers—in the true spirit of the Show Me state.
In exchange for the support and autonomy they receive, are Illinois’ public colleges and universities living up to the public trust? Too often, our answer is a resounding no.
With several chief executives and policymakers set to leave their positions amidst a looming fiscal crisis, Minnesota’s colleges and universities will have to figure out how to do more with less.
Our review of Idaho’s colleges and universities aims to help Idaho become a national standard bearer for excellence, accountability, and efficiency in higher education.
ACTA’s report aims to help the citizens and policymakers of Maine strengthen the University of Maine System by addressing Governor Paul LePage’s call for transparency and accountability.
South Carolina’s desire to ensure high academic quality, affordability, and accessibility makes this review of the state’s higher education governing structure both urgent and timely.
Our report finds that in too many places throughout Virginia, graduation rates are low, administrative bloat is high, and tuition is taking an ever larger percentage of family income.
At a time of major fiscal crisis and growing student and faculty unrest, this report finds that California’s trustees are both the problem and the solution to greater access and quality in the Golden State.
This report finds that higher education in Florida has both sunny spots and storms to avoid, yet overall, it has strong potential to set an example for other states to follow.
This report uses four general metrics—Academic Strength, Intellectual Diversity, Cost & Effectiveness, and Governance—to assess the overall quality of higher education in the state of Mississippi.
Launched in 1995, we are the only organization that works with alumni, donors, trustees, and education leaders across the United States to support liberal arts education, uphold high academic standards, safeguard the free exchange of ideas on campus, and ensure that the next generation receives an intellectually rich, high-quality college education at an affordable price.
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