Most college admissions staff are White. What should the field do about it?

NACAC report suggests ways to diversify the admissions field, but leaders face the issue of students of color being pushed toward higher-paying careers.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 28, 2022

California State University drops standardized testing requirements from admissions

The decision by the largest four-year public college system in the U.S. is expected to resonate across the country.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 23, 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

How a quick fix to state law keeps UC Berkeley from needing to slash fall enrollment

California fast-tracked legislation lifting a judicially ordered cap on students, averting university plans to cut in-person enrollment by 2,600.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 15, 2022

PepsiCo joins growing slate of Guild Education partners

The company's new benefit signals moves manufacturers have had to make to keep workers onboard in a tough market.

By Kathryn Moody • March 15, 2022

North Carolina expands its $500 tuition program. Will it keep paying for it?

NC Promise adds Fayetteville State, overcoming resistance to lawmakers cutting HBCU tuition. State funding has so far compensated other colleges.

By Liz Farmer • March 15, 2022

How UC Berkeley will cut 2,600 students after already starting admissions offers

Over 1,000 first-year students will study remotely this fall as the flagship works to comply with a court order forcing it to drop to 2020-21 enrollment levels.

By Rick Seltzer • March 4, 2022

Grow-your-own teacher pipeline model gains steam

The approach, which often uses dual enrollment, can work well when school districts partner with local colleges of education to meet community needs.

By Anna Merod • March 4, 2022

UC Berkeley must cap new enrollment, California Supreme Court rules

The university is likely to cut 3,000 students from next year's plans because of a lawsuit arguing its growth is stressing local services and housing.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 3, 2022

Common App: Applications to highly selective colleges up by 25% in 2 years

Interest in all institution types is higher, and more underrepresented minority students are seeking to enroll.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 28, 2022

Some students missed out on college prep experiences amid the pandemic, report says

High school graduates still engaged in certain activities, such as visiting campuses, but COVID-19 affected these decisions, according to ACT.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 24, 2022

Early college can be a second chance for struggling students

Dual enrollment offers a way for postsecondary education to stop replicating inequality. But programs must be built for students from more backgrounds.

By Karen A. Stout and Nick Mathern • Feb. 11, 2022

Higher Ed Dive’s 2022 Outlooks

Here are the trends and questions facing higher education that we're watching, from enrollment pressures to key court cases and for-profit colleges' future.

By Higher Ed Dive Staff • Feb. 8, 2022

Student choice must be at the center of graduate admissions

The notion that eliminating the GRE® test from graduate admissions will improve program diversity and remove barriers for applicants is short-sighted.

By John Augusto is the Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives in the College of Arts and Sciences at Georgia State University, and a Strategic Advisor for ETS. • Feb. 7, 2022

Direct admissions show early success boosting enrollment in Idaho

Enrollment of first-time undergraduates and in-state students increased, especially at community colleges, but Pell-eligible enrollment didn't change.

By Laura Spitalniak • Feb. 4, 2022

CUNY permanently ends transcript withholding

The City University of New York joins its sister SUNY system in ending the practice after prodding by the state's governor.

By Rick Seltzer • Feb. 1, 2022

Supreme Court agrees to hear race-conscious admissions challenge against Harvard and UNC-Chapel Hill

Court combines cases challenging race as one of several admissions factors, fueling speculation its conservative majority could strike down the practice.

By Rick Seltzer • Jan. 24, 2022

Arizona State wants to reach 100M learners by 2030. Can it meet its goal?

The university launched an initiative to offer an online global management certificate worldwide that will be translated into 40 different languages.

By Natalie Schwartz • Jan. 20, 2022

Transfer enrollment steadies in fall 2021 after sharp declines the prior year

Transfer student enrollment fell by less than 1%, according to new data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.

By Natalie Schwartz • Jan. 19, 2022

Associations challenge selectivity in college admissions, call for simplified policies

Research from NASFAA and NACAC provides a policy blueprint for more equitable enrollment and financial aid procedures.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Jan. 19, 2022

Students less likely to attend college if they didn't think their families could pay

About a third of 11th graders indicated their families couldn't afford to send them to college. They ended up enrolling in much lower numbers.

By Rick Seltzer • Jan. 14, 2022

Colleges enrolled 1M fewer undergrads in fall 2021 than before the pandemic

Enrollment was 6.6% lower this fall than it was two years earlier, according to final figures from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.

By Natalie Schwartz • Jan. 13, 2022

Iowa regents vote to no longer require SAT or ACT scores from applicants

The state board of regents unanimously approved the admissions policy change, setting up another success for the national test-optional movement.

By Laura Spitalniak • Jan. 12, 2022

Top-ranked colleges illegally conspire to limit financial aid offers, lawsuit alleges

Five former students say 16 selective colleges violated antitrust laws, artificially raising the price of attendance and favoring wealthy students.

By Natalie Schwartz • Jan. 10, 2022

Disruptions in hands-on programs contributed to enrollment drop at community colleges

Course upheaval in male-dominated fields is linked to enrollment declines, an NBER working paper found.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Jan. 10, 2022

Strategies for recruiting first-generation college students

The competition between colleges and universities looking to attract first-generation students is fierce. So what strategies should you use to attract them?

Jan. 10, 2022