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Recent News on Admissions
International students and long-term enrollment growth; more law schools will accept GRE; education debt held by older Americans.
Scramble for Dual-Credit Certification
States and institutions are still working out incentives and programs to get dual-credit instructors qualified to meet a change in accreditation standards.
Opinion
Ethical College Admissions: Reality Therapy for Applicants
Jim Jump considers the ethics associated with telling high school students their odds of getting in to certain colleges.
Opinion
‘Who Counts as a Black Student’ Is Not a New Debate
Ifeyinwa Onyenekwu and Chrystal A. George Mwangi offer context behind a recent debate at Cornell University.
Rankings Math Questioned
A Hong Kong university is accused of underreporting enrollment numbers to boost its faculty-student ratio and ranking. The university says it is commissioning an independent audit but emphasizes that there are differences in data definitions.
Partnering for Transfer
Getting 37 institutions to agree on new student transfer pathways isn’t easy, but the Minnesota State system seems to have accomplished it.
An Increasingly Unusual Focus: Low-Income Students
Simpson in Iowa, without a large endowment, will cover tuition for everyone up to family income of $60,000.
An End to Years of Growth for New International Enrollments
Declines are greatest in central-south region that includes Texas. Only New England sees increase.