Housing costs and tight rental markets are creating new barriers to higher education. The College Board says in-state students at public universities now pay more for housing than they do for tuition.

John Ball moves into new graduate housing near the University of Vermont with the help of his father, Steve. As for many college students these days, “trying to find an apartment was a nightmare,” ...

Among photos submitted to the Burlington City Council by the UVM Student Tenant Union are (left) a mushroom growing in the ceiling following a leak in a shower on the Trinity campus and (right) mold ...