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New Graduate Enrollments Drop

1.1% decline is first since 2003 and appears based largely on decreases in master’s programs in business and education.

Calculating Costs and Benefits

New requirement that colleges display "net price calculators" could reshape tuition pricing, financial aid policies and admissions -- or maybe not.

SAT Scores Drop

Racial and ethnic gaps grow, and College Board adds a new benchmark.

'U.S. News' Participation Drops

Colleges and universities will be giving U.S. News & World Report lots of free publicity today as they boast about...

Bad for Business

Most full-time, two-year M.B.A. programs saw a decline in applications this year, a turnaround from a period of growth, survey finds.

Eyes on the Aspen Prize

Community colleges get their own ranking with release of Aspen Institute's 10 finalists for $1 million in award money.
Opinion

Diversity and the Rankings

U.S. News could -- if it wanted -- focus attention on the way colleges enroll (or fail to enroll) disadvantaged students, writes Catharine Hill.

New Round on Affirmative Action

Appeals court vacates decision that invalidated 2006 vote in Michigan. Full court will reconsider challenge to ban on consideration of race in admissions.