Admissions

Robert J. Sternberg, the new provost of Oklahoma State University, has just finished a five-year term as dean of arts...

College of Charleston considers: How large an undergraduate gender gap is too large? And how can the institution attract more men?

New book says elite colleges -- public and private -- have continued alumni admissions preferences even though they favor the wealthy and white -- and the favoritism isn’t needed for donations.

U. of Florida considers giving incoming students option of taking classes during spring and summer terms only — throughout their time at the university.

Report highlights how successful community college transfer students can be at top-tier four-year institutions -- if they get the right kind of assistance.

Total average is unchanged while some racial gaps grow -- and ACT gains in market share on admissions testing.

ETS -- rebuffed by College Board -- pilots standardized letters of recommendation for undergraduate admissions; Notre Dame's MBA program is first to require this kind of recommendation; law school group adopts own approach.

University of Dayton explains its recent enrollment success in part by the packaging (literally).