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A Busy Week in Admissions News
Critique of b-school rankings; year two of Maine's efforts to draw out-of-state students; promoting transfer; rising discount rates; and the latest coffee-college partnership.
Tuition Matching, Take 2
University of Maine sleds uphill by trying to draw students from faraway California and Illinois with program matching in-state flagship rates of other states, but sees yet more gains from New England.
A Plan to Kill High School Transcripts … and Transform College Admissions
More than 100 elite private high schools aim to replace traditional transcripts with competency-based, nonstandardized documents -- with no grades. They plan to expand to public high schools, with goal of completely changing how students are evaluated.
Defying the Odds on Yield
Free tuition in New York State was supposed to make it impossible for places like Nazareth College to build a class. Yet the private college's yield is up and it will enroll a larger class this fall, without increasing the discount rate.
How Far Is Too Far in Admissions Marketing?
Experts consider how colleges can differentiate themselves from their competitors -- without trash-talking.
Success With Fee-Free Applications
Bowdoin, CUNY and Trinity of Connecticut all see gains from key shift for this admissions cycle.
Making Marquette More Diverse
To attract Latino students, university links to a network of Catholic high schools, builds transfer relationships with community colleges, and adds Spanish-speaking staffers.
Diminishing Returns for Tuition Discounting
Net tuition revenue per full-time equivalent student decreased after unrestricted tuition discount rates hit 28.7 percent.