COFHE is “an institutionally supported organization of thirty-one private colleges and universities.” It has offices at MIT and Johns Hopkins University. COFHE’s purposes include the following:
- Collecting from and reporting to the member institutions historical data relating to admission, financial aid, and costs
- Conducting periodic and special studies, as desired, to investigate aspects of institutional policy and administrative practices
- Convening meetings of the membership for general policy and research discussions of broad interest and import
- Monitoring developments within the federal government and the private sector as these developments relate to the financing of higher education, with specific emphasis on financial aid and student loan programs
- Cooperating and coordinating with other organizations concerned with higher education
Footnote:
http://web.mit.edu/cofhe/