Filter & Sort
Yet Another Rankings Fabrication
Tulane sent U.S. News incorrect information about the university's business school.
British Critique of Ivies
Cabinet member in charge of higher education policy says wealthy donors "buy a place" for offspring at elite American institutions.
Finding the ‘Next Generation’
In pursuit of students who would be a good fit for its rigorous, supportive, small-community environment, Franklin & Marshall is tapping into urban charter schools.
U. of Iowa Will Ask
Applicants don't have to tell, but they can indicate their identification as gay, and can select transgender as their gender. Iowa is the first major public university to make the move.
The Missing Students
More than half of the most talented potential applicants from low-income families never apply to a competitive college, study finds. And admissions officers may be looking for them in the wrong places.
Opinion
Fixing Humanities Grad Programs
Michael Bérubé tells graduate school deans that the issues are complicated and interconnected.
The (Needless?) Frenzy
Survey finds applications are up, applications per student are up and old formulas about who will enroll don't work anymore. But for all the hysteria on admissions, study documents that most colleges still admit most applicants.
Those College PSAs May Help
Videos and other material making postsecondary education seem accessible appear to encourage college-going behaviors, study finds.