An Oakland high school senior, with an impressive 4.3 grade point average, was accepted to all 31 colleges to which he ...

This application cycle, way more students reported test scores, up 10% compared with last year. That's despite many colleges having "test-optional" admissions policies.

The Washington Post asked more than a dozen admissions experts what’s most important when choosing a college. Can you guess ...

Ohanna Carrascoza, a senior at William Howard Taft Charter High School in Woodland Hills, California, shares the personal ...

C olleen Reed, an educational consultant, has heard high schoolers make “odd” — and misguided — declarations about institutions. “This school doesn’t have what I want.” “It’s not in a safe ...

It’s a low time for higher education, depending on where you look. In recent years, dozens of colleges and universities have closed their doors, and dozens more have merged in an attempt to survive.

I'm a college admissions expert, and I noticed this Ivy Day was the most competitive in history. I realized that colleges aren't admitting the top students anymore. The earlier a student prepares for ...

President Donald Trump's effort to investigate race-based admissions at U.S. colleges was temporarily blocked Friday by a federal judge in Boston. U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV granted a ...

Grace Murphy grew up playing three sports, and she couldn’t imagine leaving that part of her identity behind when she headed to college. She searched campuses across New England before settling on ...