Admissions

Total application volume for fall 2022 admission at U.S. colleges and universities rose by more than 20 percent compared with 2019-20 numbers, according to the Common App.

Calling high school calculus “the next frontier in discussions about equity in college admissions,” a new report urges institutions to rethink how they value the course.

Students at five Chicago public high schools recently learned that they—and one of their parents or guardians—would receive a debt-free college education through Hope Chicago, a multigenerational scholarship program.

The push for greater equity in college admissions is prompting leaders to scrutinize all facets of the application process, and letters of recommendation are no exception.

The College Board has announced that the SAT will be fully digital for international students in spring 2023 and U.S. students in 2024, and will take just two hours to…

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.

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.

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…

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.

Colleges’ sticker price, outreach, and diversity often factor into first-generation students’ postsecondary choices, a survey found.