Justice Reportedly Drops 25 Colleges From Inquiry

By Mark Pitsch

WASHINGTON--The Justice Department reportedly has notified 25 colleges and universities that it is no longer investigating them for possible violations of antitrust laws in connection with the sharing of tuition and financial-aid information.

Officials from the 25 institutions-primarily private, liberal arts schools--said the Justice Department recently sent them a brief letter indicating that their schools had been dropped from the investigation, according to reports in The Chronicle of Higher Education.

A Justice Department spokesman confirmed that the department had closed its inquiry at numerous institutions. But, the spokesman said, other schools still are being probed, and the focus of the...