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Admissions group releases draft policy that explicitly bars paying commissions for recruiting students -- in the U.S. or abroad.

Dickinson hopes partnership with community colleges will attract applicants when number of high school graduates in region dips. First, the college has to make the newcomers feel welcome.

Until now, the university has been unusual among elite colleges in not having graduates meet applicants. Why is it changing now?

For many private colleges, creating first-year class is far from over. Sewanee finds success with its tuition cut.

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights should have pursued its inquiry into alleged bias against female applicants to college, writes Richard Whitmire.

Whitman promotes its "unpretentious Northwest culture" as reason to enroll. But is advertising that feature a bit ... pretentious?

The rate of increase for international graduate student applications to U.S. institutions (sharply up) stays stable, but last year's gap between China and all other sending countries closes slightly.

"Summer melt" -- referring to those students who commit to enroll at a given college but then don't do so...