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U of California agrees not to use SAT, ACT in admissions through 2025 to settle lawsuit

The move will likely have a profound effect on the use of entrance exams in higher education.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • UPDATED: May 17, 2021 at 11:02 a.m.

Southern New Hampshire's transfer deal with Pennsylvania schools yields 47 students in first year

Critics of the arrangement, which is now more than a year old, said it could hurt enrollment at the state's four-year colleges.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • May 14, 2021

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The Impact of Coronavirus on Higher Ed Enrollment

The pandemic reshapes yet another recruitment cycle, reshaping which students go to college, how they apply and what tactics colleges use to recruit them.

By Higher Ed Dive staff

What does the public think about international students?

A new American Council on Education survey found limited support for coordinated efforts to bring more foreign learners to the U.S.

By Hallie Busta • May 14, 2021

Drive-through college admissions bring a personal touch to a virtual year

Ohio Dominican University is welcoming applicants to campus to learn whether there's a spot for them in the incoming class.

By Hallie Busta • April 29, 2021

Undergraduate enrollment losses deepen during the spring: Clearinghouse

Data from three-quarters of colleges show gains for graduate and online schools while other segments slide.

By Hallie Busta • April 29, 2021

Nearly 200 colleges have openings for fall, but more are likely: NACAC

The admissions trade group released its annual enrollment database early, citing "high demand."

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • UPDATED: April 22, 2021 at 3:58 p.m.

Number of Hispanic-serving institutions continues to grow

Thirty colleges became HSIs last academic year, and more than 300 are on the cusp of the designation.

By Natalie Schwartz • April 20, 2021

Grand Valley State looks to HBCU partner to grow STEM diversity

The Michigan university is teaming up with Georgia's Fort Valley State on a program that will give students a bachelor's and master's in five years.

By Natalie Schwartz • April 12, 2021

Most incoming college students want face-to-face classes this fall: survey

As schools map out their reopening plans, a poll of more than 21,000 students and parents shows their comfort with vaccine mandates and safety protocols.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • April 12, 2021

College transfer enrollment still lagging this spring, survey says

Fewer students attending institutions this fall and increased attrition during the academic year drove the declines, according to the Clearinghouse.

By Hallie Busta • April 12, 2021

Low-income students lagging higher-income peers in filing FAFSAs: survey

Consultancy EAB polled more than 15,000 high school students about the financial aid process.

By Hallie Busta • April 06, 2021

Colleges could feel aftershocks of international enrollment declines for years: Moody's

More foreign students are applying to U.S. colleges for the fall than were a year ago, but it's too soon to say if their numbers will recover. 

By Natalie Schwartz • April 05, 2021

Enrollment declines for 2020 high school grads may not be as big as projected

New Clearinghouse data corrects a "process error" that overestimated the drop-off in a release late last year.

By Hallie Busta • March 25, 2021

ACE highlights ways colleges can streamline student transfer

The pandemic disrupted enrollment patterns, which could lead to more students transferring between institutions, a new report explains.

By Natalie Schwartz • March 23, 2021

The Pipeline: Creative tactics colleges are using to boost enrollment

In these columns, we're spotlighting innovative ways schools are reaching prospective students during the pandemic.

By Higher Ed Dive Staff • UPDATED: Sept. 30, 2021 at 10:14 a.m.

Admissions on the big screen: University takes enrollment events to the drive-in

Ohio's Kent State took a creative approach to beating "Zoom fatigue" while minding COVID-19 restrictions with its outreach to prospective students.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 23, 2021

No 'quick turnaround in sight': Report finds enrollment losses continue

Early data shows declines this spring, with steeper drops among undergraduates at public four-year institutions.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 11, 2021

Community college enrollment sank this fall. But some programs fared better than others.

Two-year schools strived to keep students cooking, welding and undertaking other hands-on training even as the pandemic limited course options.

By Charlotte West • March 09, 2021

There's more to PASSHE's budget woes than enrollment declines

Anemic state support and intense competition have also contributed to the Pennsylvania system's financial plight.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 03, 2021

Common App: Interest in selective schools soars among international and first-gen students

The increase comes as the majority of the roughly 900 colleges using the service have waived standardized testing requirements.

By Natalie Schwartz • March 02, 2021

Moody's predicts continued demand for graduate programs

Colleges that can deliver targeted offerings quickly are best positioned to benefit from that interest, the credit rating agency notes.

By Hallie Busta • Feb. 08, 2021

Colleges get a crash course in digital recruiting during the pandemic

Enrollment professionals say recent virtual trends will stick around this year and beyond. Whether colleges take full advantage of them is another matter.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Jan. 29, 2021

Common App data shows applications are up, but only for some colleges

Submissions to larger and more selective universities drove the increase, and certain student demographics are still lagging.

By Hallie Busta • Jan. 26, 2021

In a year without admissions tests, elite college applications balloon

More than 100,000 students applied to NYU this year. But experts say such schools are outliers and other data shows a more complex landscape.

By Hallie Busta • UPDATED: March 25, 2021 at 9:30 a.m.

U of California groups recommend Smarter Balanced test to replace SAT, ACT

Officials were mulling whether the system could create a new entrance exam by 2025.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Jan. 13, 2021