Admissions

Nearly two-thirds of colleges follow half or fewer of the 10 best practices in award letters. No college in GAO’s sample followed all 10.

From academic major buildings and historic structures to residence halls and gathering areas, a variety of campus facility types and spaces influence enrollment for nearly two-thirds of students.

Direct admissions, calculus and rankings dominated the list, but what was No. 1?

Supporters of affirmative action need to reckon with disturbing facts showing apparent bias against Asian American applicants, Jonathan Zimmerman writes.

Campus leaders at Vassar College want to create new pipelines from community colleges to liberal arts institutions.

Some think (and many hope) that the move of law schools away from the publication will prompt undergraduate colleges to do the same. But no new challenges have emerged on undergraduate rankings … thus far.