A new publication considers higher education’s admissions and financial-aid systems through the lens of racial equity and urges stakeholders to rethink key barriers for students of color.
Topics: Admissions
Why is diversity lagging at top public schools? Temple U. could offer clues.
Many selective public institutions are struggling to increase access for Black students, and Temple University is no exception. The Philadelphia Inquirer took a closer look.
After modified admissions cycle, medical schools enroll most diverse class ever
U.S. medical schools have begun training their largest and most diverse class in history after the pandemic put a spotlight on the profession—and allowed most applicants to interview remotely, shrinking travel costs.
UC system commits to test-free admissions for foreseeable future
Concluding more than three years of deliberation, the University of California system has announced that it will not use any standardized test to help make admissions decisions.
How can colleges appeal to first-gen students? Survey offers suggestions.
Colleges’ sticker price, outreach, and diversity often factor into first-generation students’ postsecondary choices, a survey found.
Admissions lotteries unlikely to diversify selective colleges, study says
What would happen if colleges randomly selected students from a pool of applicants who met certain requirements?
Virtual college tours could offer benefits that outlast pandemic
Virtual college tours—widely popular during the pandemic—could be a useful long-term tool for making recruitment more inclusive.
Who actually benefits when colleges freeze tuition?
Tuition freezes seem like they would help all students, but a look at the data shows otherwise.
SAT/ACT: U.S. News makes minor changes, study shows who submitted test scores last year
U.S. News & World Report’s new Best Colleges guide includes only slight adjustments to the way it weighs SAT and ACT performance, just as a new Common App study sheds light on who actually submitted scores last year.
Report finds no strong evidence of discrimination against Asian American college applicants
New research from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce explores common arguments made by critics of affirmative action.
Will U.S. News answer calls to exclude SAT/ACT scores from rankings?
Higher education organizations and experts are urging U.S. News & World Report to drop test scores from its “Best Colleges” calculations.
It’s not just the SAT. Social class encoded in college essays, too.
The content of students’ college application essays has an even stronger correlation to household income than SAT scores, according to a new working paper.