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Seeking Rural Applicants and Perhaps Ideological Diversity

Warren Wilson sees success in part of strategy to make campus more welcoming to conservative students. Swarthmore expands recruiting.

Social Media as 'Fair Game' in Admissions

Survey finds that majority of college officials and students think it is legitimate to examine applicants' social media accounts. But declining numbers do so.

The Week in Admissions News

Educating adults; Purdue's tuition freeze; booklet on college affordability.

The Pros and Cons of Purdue’s 7-Year Freeze

Holding tuition flat since 2012-13 has raised the land-grant university’s profile and helped it grow, but it is fueling competition for resources by academic departments -- and Purdue is still working to enroll more students from Indiana.

Stanford Adjusts GRE Requirement

Different graduate schools will be permitted to require the test or not to do so.

Where Colleges Recruit … and Where They Don't

New study finds that colleges go where students are likely to be white and wealthy.

The Missing Black Students

Undermatching continues to limit opportunities for students, study finds, with impact on graduation rates as well.

The Week in Admissions News

Pushing to meet full need; student aid vs. athletics; international enrollments; parental view of college visit.