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Admissions Traditional-Age

Growing Enrollment, Shrinking Future

Undergraduate enrollment rose for the first time since 2020, stoking hopes for a long-awaited recovery. But surprising areas of decline may dampen that optimism.

Quick Takes

Inequity in High Standardized Test Scores

Students whose families were in the top socioeconomic quintile of Americans were seven times likelier than those from the bottom...
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Admissions Traditional-Age

Boom Time for Maine’s Community Colleges

Enrollment in the state's two-year system hit an all-time high this fall, despite national declines and the state’s aging population. What’s their secret?

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Opinion
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Designing Scholarships With Intention

Choices in scholarship design and administration can determine whether scholarships open doors for students or (unintentionally) close them, Krista Chronister and tia north write.

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Admissions Traditional-Age

Is ‘Gen P’ Ready for College?

This fall’s applicant cohort will be the first to have entered high school during the pandemic. Assessing their college readiness will be a challenge for admissions offices.

Quick Takes

No More ‘Logic Games’ on the LSAT

The Law School Admissions Council is removing the logic games section from the Law School Admission Test starting in August...
Opinion
Blogs Call to Action

To Whom Should a Chief Communications Officer Report?

A president’s perspective on the vital partnership with the chief communications officer—and its reporting line.

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Admissions Graduate

Graduate Applications Up, but Enrollment Falls

Enrollment fell by 4.7 percent in 2022, with particularly steep drops for doctoral programs at top research universities—a possible sign that higher ed’s enrollment crisis is reaching the graduate level.