Enrollment

Education Department announces $5M in completion grants for HBCUs, other minority-serving institutions

Eligible colleges can receive up to $1 million for retention and other efforts.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 11, 2022

What happened when the Common App offered college students proactive admission?

The organization began piloting a program last year admitting students to some institutions before they’d even applied. It says early results are promising.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 10, 2022

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Enrollment and Retention

A look at the pandemic's continuing impact on enrollment and how colleges can ensure students stay on course.

By Higher Ed Dive staff

President Speaks: What Agnes Scott College learned about recreating in-person experiences online

The private women’s college prides itself on offering in-person experiences, but it had to switch gears during the early days of the pandemic.

By Leocadia I. Zak • Aug. 8, 2022

Even interested students wonder: Is college a worthwhile investment?

A survey of students who've considered going to college finds more than half wonder if it's worth it. What can college leaders learn?

By Rick Seltzer • Aug. 4, 2022

New Jersey law creates gainful employment standards for career-oriented college programs

State regulators will calculate performance standards for these programs based on tuition rates and how much graduates earn.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 2, 2022

Caltech won’t consider SAT and ACT scores through 2025

The top-ranked college is extending the prohibition, saying entrance exams had “little to no power” predicting student performance in some courses.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 1, 2022

Some highly selective private colleges enrolled more Black, Latinx, low-income students in fall 2021, new data shows

Despite isolated gains, underrepresented student enrollment stayed flat between fall 2020 and the next year, according to the College Board.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 1, 2022

Eastern Gateway reverses course amid Pell Grant fight: No new free college students

Ohio community college can only use Pell funding for already-enrolled students amid questions of whether its free college program broke federal restrictions.

By Rick Seltzer • July 28, 2022

Over 1,700 colleges won’t require SAT, ACT for fall 2023, up from same point last year

The latest number from FairTest trails a final count of more than 1,800 institutions in 2022's admissions cycle but tracks ahead of a tally from last July.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • July 27, 2022

Eastern Gateway says it can restart free college program after Pell Grant debate

After regulators last week said the program was illegal, the community college said it’s been told it can enroll new and returning students.

By Rick Seltzer • July 27, 2022

How higher ed collaboration helped a district streamline college opportunities

A superintendent shares how a partnership with Arizona State University expanded postsecondary opportunities with an automatic-entry program.

By Chad Gestson • July 27, 2022

Online education's reputation jumps, survey says

Nearly half of adults equated online and in-person quality, a liberal think tank finds. But respondents largely said online education should cost less.

By Rick Seltzer • July 26, 2022

Pennsylvania university system aims to boost enrollment by 20%

A significant increase in state funding will help support the third phase of PASSHE’s redesign, which is underway.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • July 22, 2022

Feds block free college program at Eastern Gateway Community College

College leaders disagree with the move, which calls into question the Ohio community college's financial viability.

By Rick Seltzer • July 21, 2022

These policies can rescue stranded credits and help colleges retain students

A new report rounds up state and institutional policies designed to help students regain full access to their credits.

By Laura Spitalniak • July 20, 2022

National University gets green light to merge with online graduate college

The nonprofit institution, which caters to working adults, is merging with Northcentral University and plans to focus on workforce training. 

By Natalie Schwartz • July 18, 2022

Here's the latest thinking on how to reenroll stopped-out college students

Attracting some of the 39 million people in the U.S. with some college but no degree requires creativity and flexible, affordable options, experts say.

By Lilah Burke • July 18, 2022

Collaborations needed to boost K-12, higher ed enrollments

Kentucky has brought together experts from early childhood through the workplace to strengthen the education pipeline.

By Kara Arundel • July 15, 2022

Otterbein, Antioch plan national private nonprofit university system

The colleges are seeking additional affiliates for a planned nationwide system based on shared values, graduate programs and adult education.

By Rick Seltzer • July 14, 2022

Wave Leadership College, a nonprofit religious institution, closes

Declining enrollment through the coronavirus pandemic and a subsequent need to fundraise more caused the Virginia college's demise, officials said.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • July 12, 2022

U.S. News removes Columbia U from this year's rankings amid investigation

The Ivy League university didn't respond to the publication’s requests to verify data that was publicly called into question.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • July 8, 2022

College Board no longer disclosing AP test results by ethnicity, state

Before last year, anyone could publicly view scores broken down by certain demographics. Not anymore.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • July 8, 2022

GAO: Accommodations pose challenges to testing companies, test-takers

The pandemic made it more difficult to provide accommodations for higher ed admission tests, educational testing companies told the government agency.

By Kara Arundel • July 6, 2022

It's time for schools, colleges, companies and policymakers to clear the path to postsecondary education

Fewer students are getting the information they need to find the right college for them, argue the CEOs of the National College Attainment Network and ACT.

By Kim Cook and Janet Godwin • July 5, 2022

Persistence rates rose last fall but didn't reach pre-pandemic levels, report finds

Three-quarters of first-time students in fall 2020 returned to class the next year, the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center found.

By Laura Spitalniak • June 28, 2022