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More Selective Colleges Report Diversity Dip
The University of Pennsylvania, along with Middlebury, Haverford and Swarthmore Colleges, all reported a drop in the share of students...
Decades of Enrollment Declines for Black Men at HBCUs
Black men make up roughly a quarter of students at historically Black colleges and universities, a significant drop from years past, according to a new report.
Brown Sees Steep Drop in Diversity of Incoming Class
The share of Black and Hispanic students in Brown University’s incoming Class of 2028 dropped by 10 percentage points since...
Opinion
Why I Chose to Be a Financial Aid Administrator
Even in this most difficult of years, financial aid is my calling, Steven J. McDowell writes.
An Early Look at Diversity Post–Affirmative Action
Colleges are slowly releasing demographic data for the Class of 2028, giving a glimpse of the Supreme Court ruling’s impact on racial diversity. The results are decidedly mixed.
Common App Expands Direct Admissions
The Common App launched its direct admissions program for the 2024–25 application cycle yesterday with 116 partner institutions in 34...
Opinion
Reducing the Costs of College Transfer
How some institutions are removing barriers through student-centered policies.
Can AI Help a Student Get Into Stanford or Yale?
Two entrepreneurial Stanford students fed hundreds of essays—both high and low quality—into an AI model to train it on what top-tier colleges look for in admissions essays.