Higher education bonds

S&P Global Ratings raised the state flagship university's rating to AA-minus from A-plus.

Enrollment and inflation-adjusted net tuition trends are negative.

The $200 million bond deal prices next week. The Jesuit school absorbed the nearby University of the Sciences earlier this year.

The state school in Ypsilanti is responding to declining enrollment with a student housing makeover financed through a public-private partnership.

Corporate CUSIPs can reach a different, broader set of investors than even taxable munis and offer more issuing flexibility for well-known universities.

There is chatter about a restructuring of UPR bonds, which have been paid throughout the territory's bankruptcy; the university's accreditation is a factor.

Between them, the California State University trustees and University of California regents have sold more than $23 billion of bonds since 2017.

Cybercrime, inflation and more severe storms are among the increased risk factors confronting colleges and universities in the Southeast.

MSU must find a new president after friction between board members and the president hired in the wake of the Larry Nassar scandals led to his resignation.

Texas university lands in the Permian Basin, which face a potential EPA crackdown, generated $2.124 billion for the Permanent University Fund in fiscal 2022.