Financial bubble reaches U.S. universities
American universities are facing a dire financial future,according to a
Last year, an investigation by Moody’s Analytics illustratedthis warning that student loans may be the next financial
source: Bain & Company,Sterling Partners
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A second factor contributing to worsening balance sheets ofAmerican universities is scarcer financial support on behalf offederal and state governments.
Consequently, two key figures have taken a hit. First of all,the equity ratio (equity over assets) has decreased for manyuniversities putting them in danger of bankruptcy. Secondly, theexpense ratio (expenses over revenues) has climbed making theiroperations increasingly unprofitable. In short, “institutions havemore liabilities, higher debt service and increasing expensewithout the revenue or the cash reserves to back them up,” it saysin the
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