Admissions

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights should have pursued its inquiry into alleged bias against female applicants to college, writes Richard Whitmire.

The rate of increase for international graduate student applications to U.S. institutions (sharply up) stays stable, but last year's gap between China and all other sending countries closes slightly.

"Summer melt" -- referring to those students who commit to enroll at a given college but then don't do so...

Panel proposes major overhaul: adding social sciences, killing the writing section and opening the way for consideration of personal qualities.

Syracuse U. sees dramatic gains in enrollment of low-income students, but critics worry about a rising admission rate.

Andrew Ferguson’s Crazy U: One Dad's Crash Course in Getting His Kid Into College (Simon & Schuster) shares more with...

Harvard and Princeton both restore "early action" plans -- amid evidence that applicants and institutions alike are more anxious than ever for certainty.

U. of the South cuts tuition by 10%, seeking to reverse both rising discount rate and increased spending on merit aid. Could other private colleges follow?