Failing U analyzes and grades each state's laws, regulations, and accountability measures related to the private, for-profit postsecondary institutions in that state.

The report does not analyze efforts by states' attorneys general who seek to protect their residents through enforcement efforts and litigation.
While laudable, such actions are needed in significant part because state oversight and regulation have failed to prevent harms from occurring in the first place.

It is the quality of states' oversight and regulatory laws aimed at preventing harm by for-profit colleges that is the focus of this report.

On the map below, hover over a state to see its raw score and percentage; click on a state to view its report.

Click here to view the entire Failing U report.

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Unless otherwise indicated, the information in this report was last validated as of June 30, 2017.

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COLOR
Grade %
Grade
States
Green
90-100%
A
none
Blue
80-89%
B
California
Yellow
70-79%
C
none
Orange
60-69%
D
Alaska, Illnois, Massachusetts, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin
Dark Red
40-59%
F
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia
Red
20-39%
F
Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Indiana, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Vermont, Wyoming
Black
0-19%
F
Montana, South Dakota

 

 
     
 
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