Admissions

Socioeconomic status of high school has more impact on educational attainment and life success than does attending a high school with high levels of student achievement, study finds.

New annual data from the College Board show that college tuition and fees have moderated since the recession, with public college prices dropping slightly this year. But they may rise again soon.

Stanford study finds that U.S. News and other rankings are based on factors that don't actually reflect what students and parents say they want in a college.

Most do not know what they would pay to attend a public four-year institution in their home state, study finds.

The case is about much more than Harvard, writes Jim Jump.

As a judge gets ready to hear the evidence, defenders and critics of affirmative action eye the broader audience and politics of the dispute.

Matt Freeman clarifies how Idaho's Direct Admissions program works and serves residents of the state.