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'U.S. News' Makes Modest Tweak in Methodology

It rejects arguments that it should drop SAT and ACT scores from rankings, but makes minor change in how they are considered. The colleges it ranks are largely unchanged at the top.
Opinion

Collaboration and Competition Don’t Need to Be Mortal Enemies in Graduate Admissions

Toby McChesney writes that deans can in fact work together to advance graduate education.

The Week in Admissions News

Barriers to Latinx completion; Democratic plan for free community college; students in hunger; Christian college sues over LGBTQ+ housing policy.

First Trial Starts in Admissions Scandal

Thirty-three parents have admitted their guilt.

The Debate Over Instructional Spending Policies

A report by the Veterans Education Project argues using instructional spending ratios to measure quality puts nontraditional institutions at a disadvantage -- but others argue that’s not what the metric is for.

How COVID-19 Changed College Admissions

Common App finds colleges delayed deadlines and students were later with applications.

‘A Natural Progression’

Advocates say now is the time for colleges and universities to move “beyond the box” and stop asking criminal history questions on admissions applications. A Senate bill would help make that happen.

How Eastern Michigan Filled Its Class (and Then Some)

University not only recruited more students than last year, but also topped figure from the year before.