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The head of the University of Tennessee System visited 16 rural high schools over two weeks, trying to sell students on the value of a UT education—and fight the perception that a four-year degree isn’t right for rural students.

Every outcome in the U.S. News rankings seemed to be good news this year according to a wave of press releases that touted how well colleges performed—even in cases where they slipped.

As it becomes increasingly evident that getting a student to visit campus is one of the best ways to convince them to enroll, colleges are overhauling their tours.

The enrollment growth has been accompanied by growing pains, leaders say, as they figure out how to house, feed and teach more students.

The number of institutions that give applicants a boost if their parents graduated from the same college or university has...

Starting next fall, thousands of students at Carleton College, a selective private institution in Minnesota, will no longer be expected...

Small private colleges are struggling to outrecruit the publics. But they can invest more in retention, by doing better what they already do best.

By Larry Bomback

The University of Central Arkansas will have to review all programs, memberships, scholarships and activities, including those involving external organizations...