Anonymous
Post 06/10/2022 21:09     Subject: Re:Forbes Best and Worst financially stable Colleges.
Anonymous wrote:Look at their criteria before giving this much weight. Basically, few SLACs could possibly qualify for a decent grade. And they allow schools that aren't able to meet their budgets to get good grades. Sounds like BS to me.


Stop being salty that your no-name mediocre LAC that’s a financial dump didn’t make it on this last. The LACs are very well represented on this list. Heck, CMC is the first name on the list.
Anonymous
Post 06/10/2022 15:50     Subject: Re:Forbes Best and Worst financially stable Colleges.
Anonymous wrote:Look at their criteria before giving this much weight. Basically, few SLACs could possibly qualify for a decent grade. And they allow schools that aren't able to meet their budgets to get good grades. Sounds like BS to me.


huh? The endowment metric is per student, and the other ratios are based on the assets and debt relative to expenses and assets. There is no reason that a SLAC can't do well based on those criteria.
Anonymous
Post 06/10/2022 15:39     Subject: Re:Forbes Best and Worst financially stable Colleges.
Anonymous wrote:Look at their criteria before giving this much weight. Basically, few SLACs could possibly qualify for a decent grade. And they allow schools that aren't able to meet their budgets to get good grades. Sounds like BS to me.

The list has mostly LACs at the top of the list if you ask me.
Anonymous
Post 06/10/2022 15:36     Subject: Re:Forbes Best and Worst financially stable Colleges.
Look at their criteria before giving this much weight. Basically, few SLACs could possibly qualify for a decent grade. And they allow schools that aren't able to meet their budgets to get good grades. Sounds like BS to me.
Anonymous
Post 06/10/2022 15:35     Subject: Forbes Best and Worst financially stable Colleges.
Here's a list of which schools perform well financially.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/emmawhitford/2022/06/09/the-strongest-and-weakest-colleges-in-america---behind-forbes-2022-financial-grades/?sh=19ea5967ffad