The test itself is simple: If an undergraduate program’s graduates don’t earn more than workers who never went to college, that program could be cut off from federal student loans. The same goes for any graduate program whose graduates earn less than someone with only a bachelor’s degree.

“If a program cannot show that it leaves its graduates financially better off than if they had never enrolled, it should not be underwritten by federal taxpayers,” said Under Secretary of Education Nicholas Kent in a recent statement.

But this new test, known as “do no harm,” raises some thorny questions about the purpose of college. Like: Is it just about making more money?

I’ve never had my past departments ask me how much I make, seems like a huge administrative headache for departments to even give a rough estimate