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Admissions & Enrollment

Our news, opinion, and advice stories about college admissions and enrollment, answer your questions, like:

  • Who is admitted to college?
  • Who gets a degree?
  • How are institutions ensuring that college admissions and enrollment remain equitable?
'Bright and Shiny Things'
By Lee Gardner March 6, 2026
The ascendance of Southern flagships is a story of sun, football, and a sophisticated recruitment strategy.
Righting the Ship
By Eric Hoover December 4, 2025
La Salle University’s once-tumbling enrollment is rebounding thanks to fixes both large and small.
'A complicated relationship'
By Dan Berrett December 3, 2025
Rural regions are expected to see increases in high-school seniors. But the sector has had trouble reaching them.
Enrollment Trends
By Eric Kelderman December 3, 2025
Since the end of the Great Recession, a strong job market has driven many more people to enter the work force rather than attend community college.
'Bright and Shiny Things'
By Lee Gardner December 3, 2025
The ascendance of Southern flagships is a story of sun, football, and a sophisticated recruitment strategy.
The Review | Essay
By Jeffrey Selingo December 3, 2025
How a push for transparency created an admissions system that serves no one well.
Shaky ground
By Megan Zahneis December 3, 2025
The Trump administration’s policies, and institutional budget cuts, are straining the delivery of master’s and doctoral degrees.
Enrollment
By Aisha Baiocchi November 24, 2025
New, sometimes controversial, centers have been pushed as a way to emphasize civic and classical education. So far, students aren’t flocking to their courses.
Admissions & Enrollment
By Karin Fischer November 17, 2025
Waning interest in master’s and professional programs precipitated a 7-percent drop in foreign enrollment last fall. Preliminary figures this year suggest things will get worse.
Ready or Not?
By Claire Murphy November 13, 2025
Faculty members published a new report documenting the subpar math and writing skills of the first-year class at one of the nation’s most selective institutions.