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'
The ascendance of Southern flagships is a story of sun, football, and a sophisticated recruitment strategy.
Righting the Ship
La Salle University’s once-tumbling enrollment is rebounding thanks to fixes both large and small.
'A complicated relationship'
Rural regions are expected to see increases in high-school seniors. But the sector has had trouble reaching them.
Enrollment Trends
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'
The ascendance of Southern flagships is a story of sun, football, and a sophisticated recruitment strategy.
The Review | Essay
How a push for transparency created an admissions system that serves no one well.
Shaky ground
The Trump administration’s policies, and institutional budget cuts, are straining the delivery of master’s and doctoral degrees.
Enrollment
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
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?
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.

















