Admissions

The Trump administration’s ban on diversity, equity, and inclusion may end up putting a damper on admissions practices that favor men, who have become underrepresented on college campuses.

Rural-serving colleges and universities are working to improve how they recruit—and meet the needs of—rural high school seniors, a population that has been difficult for higher education to reach.

From waiving application fees to offering various forms of direct admissions, U.S. higher education institutions are making it easier than ever for students to apply to college, says The Hechinger…

Members of the inaugural cohort of the Georgetown Reach program will soon head to colleges around the country, having prepared for the application process through a four-year series of online…

A new report finds that more students are looking for colleges that reflect their values and allow them to express their views freely, though cost and location remain top reasons…

After reviewing its admissions processes, Georgetown University announced a three-year pilot program in which it will accept the Common Application while maintaining other existing admissions policies aimed at making a…

Applications have surged at nearly 200 law schools across the country, including Georgetown University Law Center, which received the most applications in its history and reported the highest number of…

Enrollment of Pell Grant recipients increased by more than six percentage points at schools with very large endowments between 2007-08 and 2022-23, according to a new analysis from the Brookings…

More states are simplifying the college admissions process by running their own direct admissions programs, which admit high-achieving students to local schools before they apply.

In a recent article from Inside Higher Ed, experts discuss the role of the early decision admissions process in an era without race-conscious admissions.