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Another College Fesses Up
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor reported an acceptance rate of 27.4 percent. It was really 89.1 percent.
Is a Billboard a College?
Berry College, in Georgia, sues Tennessee after being told that because it is advertising in Nashville, it should be treated as if it were operating a college there.
Wisconsin Ideals
Madison professors call for the university to adjust admissions policies to make the student body more representative of the state's socioeconomic diversity, joining a debate about the definition of merit.
Season of the Crunch
Two new Harvard papers indicate outreach to low-income students in the summer before college can have a significant impact on whether they enroll.
Merit Consideration
Use of non-need-based aid in pursuit of tuition revenue and prestige is driving up the cost of college for low-income families, New America Foundation report finds.
Price of a Bad Economy
Discount rates at private colleges continue to grow, according to annual survey, reflecting the myriad pressures that are weakening college pricing power.
Class Matters
Even high school valedictorians from lower-income backgrounds generally fail to enroll in top colleges, a study finds.
Crowded Out
New paper finds that increases in the proportion of out-of-state students at public research universities lead to declines in the enrollment of minority and low-income students.