Peyton Quijano spent the summer before junior year consolidating her life into her Honda. She squeezed her pared-down wardrobe into two small boxes, which fit in the trunk.…
Read more When There’s Nowhere to Live, What’s a University to Do?The Supreme Court outlawed the use of race in admissions last month, but the scrutiny of colleges’ responses to the landmark ruling is just beginning. Students for Fair…
Read more SFFA Urges Colleges to Shield ‘Check Box’ Data About Race From Admissions OfficersThe lawsuits that ultimately led to the Supreme Court’s long-awaited decision on race-conscious admissions centered on two colleges where most prospective students who apply won’t get in. At…
Read more The Supreme Court’s Admissions Ruling Mainly Affects Selective Colleges. They’re a Tiny Slice of Higher Ed.The debate over race-conscious admissions policies has been blazing for so long that an observer might have trouble seeing the world beyond the flames. But as a new…
Read more The Supreme Court Is Poised to Rip ‘the Bandage Off the Wound’ in Admissions. Healing Would Mean Many Reforms.A growing share of high-school students say they feel unprepared for college, academically and emotionally, and are choosing not to enroll right away — suggesting that long-term effects…
Read more Prospective College Students Increasingly Say They Feel Unprepared for Higher EducationIn the wake of pandemic-related enrollment losses, many colleges have been more focused than ever on recruiting and re-engaging a key student demographic: those who attended college but…
Read more The Number of U.S. Adults With Some College but No Degree Keeps GrowingThe way that many colleges connect with prospective applicants is on the verge of an overhaul. Last week, the College Board shared its plans to provide a way…
Read more The Search for Prospective Students Is About to ChangeStates’ political climates are significantly influencing where high-school seniors are choosing to attend college in the fall, according to the results of a survey released Monday by the…
Read more 1 in 4 Prospective Students Ruled Out Colleges Due to Their States’ Political ClimatesNet-tuition revenue — the money that institutions earn through enrollment minus any discounts and allowances provided to students — is the lifeblood of many universities. It’s the largest…
Read more Tuition Revenue Has Fallen at 61% of Colleges During the PandemicOne of the hottest fields for recent college graduates has recently cooled off, as layoffs have hit the technology sector. On Tuesday, Zoom announced it will be eliminating…
Read more What Do Big Tech Layoffs Mean for STEM Programs?Undergraduate enrollment has stabilized according to new data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, which provide a final tally on enrollment for the fall of 2022. It…
Read more After Years of Drops, Undergraduate Enrollment Shows ‘Signs of Recovery’The University of Arkansas System has confirmed that it’s eyeing a complete acquisition of what was once the premier mega-university in the country. The for-profit in question, the…
Read more What a Possible U. of Phoenix Sale Says About the State of Higher EdRacial and gender-based disparities in college-going rates disappear when students receive similar levels of academic preparation in high school, according to a new study by the Brookings Institution.…
Read more Want to Close Gaps in College Enrollment? Improve Academic Preparation, a New Study Says.Harvard Medical School’s dean announced on Tuesday that the institution would no longer send data to U.S. News & World Report for its annual rankings. “As unintended consequences,…
Read more After Law-School Revolt, Harvard Medical School Will Stop Cooperating With ‘U.S. News’ RankingsAdmissions officers at North Carolina A&T State University sifted through 6,216 applications to build its fall 2011 entering class. A decade later, according to federal data, the institution’s…
Read more Where Applications to College Have Swelled During the Past DecadeLegacy preferences in admissions have been around forever. So they might seem as permanent as any monument. But as recent history reminds us, sometimes monuments must fall. James…
Read more ‘Everybody Hates Them’: Why One Researcher Says Legacy Preferences in Admissions Must End Soon
