College Students

This year, St. Louis-area public and private colleges are sending graduating high school seniors acceptance letters even though the students never applied. The direct admission program is in seven Missouri schools this semester.

Illinois high school students will begin taking the new exams in Spring 2025.

When Fontbonne University administrators announced last week that the school would close, the decision stunned students, alumni and others in the St. Louis region. Here’s how the school and its students will move forward during the school’s final months.

Nearly 12,000 college campuses closed in the U.S. from July 2004 to June 2020.

The board of the 101-year-old Catholic university voted Sunday to close the Clayton-based private school, officials said. Nearby Washington University has agreed to buy the 16-acre property.

The Missouri-based loan servicing organization pushed back Friday on allegations that it mismanaged a federal aid program, arguing the U.S. Department of Education is partially to blame for complaints included in a recent report.

Lindenwood University announced the elimination of 10 athletics programs and nine coaching positions after joining the Ohio Valley Conference in February 2022.

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid form — often referred to as the FAFSA — will go live by the end of the month, but that’s only because the application is being simplified, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

The cost-saving measures enacted by the private Clayton-based university will reduce the next two fiscal year's budgets by more than $2 million combined.

Washington University already has a similar “no-loan” program for students whose families make less than $75,000 annually. Now, the university is extending it to all undergraduates who receive a financial aid package.