Admissions

But experts say the IITs will have to change their difficult admissions tests.

U.S. research universities have seen a drop in citation impact and academic reputation as institutions in East Asia and the Middle East have been gaining ground, Phil Baty writes.

Colleges’ digital outreach to prospective students via social media, text messages and email has proven effective, a new report says. But many admissions professionals struggle to extract stories from imperfect data.

He says many applicants were not really interested in his college. The statistic that matters much more is yield, he says.

Catharine B. Hill writes that there’s a better way to make access to the largest subsidies at the more selective institutions available to talented students from all backgrounds.

Twenty-three private colleges join the effort.

Some colleges, mostly large publics, admit by major. Is this system actually better for students? It depends who they are and what they study.