Admissions

We compiled colleges’ first-year demographics in an interactive database to track how they changed after the affirmative action ban. Draw conclusions at your own risk.

A fast-growing number of traditionally college-age students are bypassing degrees to pursue cheaper and faster alternative credentials. Why are so many choosing this path—and will the journey pay off? 

The state became the second to prohibit legacy preferences at both public and private institutions. It’s the most consequential legacy legislation to date.

High school counselors are no longer primarily focused on getting students into college, according to a new survey. Are they failing students—or finally seeing them?

A government investigation offered a look behind the scenes of the federal aid fiasco this week. Financial aid professionals say it confirmed their most cynical suspicions.

Ronald Daniels and Tom Stritikus write that ending legacy preferences is a first step in repairing trust in higher ed.