College admissions officers focus first on a student’s academics: GPA, AP and SAT scores, the rigor of their curriculum. Then they look at a student’s involvement in clubs, athletics, activities, ...

U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in education rankings, today announced the 2026 Best Colleges rankings.Serving as a guide<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

The 2025 US News HE rankings reveal Princeton, MIT and Harvard holding top national spots, with the University of California, Berkeley overtaking UCLA as the leading public university. Despite a ...

A new federal lawsuit accuses 32 elite colleges of engaging in an “early decision conspiracy" that inflates the tuition paid by students. A class-action lawsuit filed Friday in the U.S. District Court ...

President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on Aug. 7 to expand requirements for colleges to report their admissions data and prove they're not unlawfully considering race. The memo directs Education ...

A widely overlooked part of a settlement with the two universities could profoundly alter how elite schools determine who gets accepted. By Sharon Otterman and Anemona Hartocollis As part of the ...

The University of Michigan School of Public Health will not admit a new cohort to its PhD in Epidemiologic Sciences program for the 2025-2026 admissions cycle, citing major disruptions to research ...

Fresh out of federal prison, the mastermind behind the college admissions scam known as “Operation Varsity Blues” is back with a new job: college admissions advising. William “Rick” Singer was ...

Lily Jones, of Bullard, earned many academic accolades culminating in her acceptance to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, one of the most prestigious universities in the world. Jones, ...

Harvard College will continue to admit waitlisted students to the Class of 2029 past the traditional June 30 deadline as the Trump administration’s regulatory attacks threaten to prevent international ...