For students using the Common App, Jan. 1 is one of the most important dates in the college application cycle. In a recent report from Common App titled Deadline Updates, 2023-2024, application trends as of Jan. 1 depict that across most demographics, both unique applicants and total applications increased, with the number of distinct applicants up seven percent from the 2022-23 application cycle.
Author: Laurie Arnston
Hidden Struggles: How Discrimination Affects College Mental Health
The 2023 annual report from the Center for Collegiate Mental Health (CCMH) provides detailed information about various aspects of mental health, along with factors concerning treatment and care for college students in the United States throughout the 2022-2023 academic year.
Urban Institute Report Reveals Hidden Costs of Higher Education and Calls for Policy Response
Discussions on higher education affordability often prioritize reducing tuition costs, yet nontuition expenses like housing and food constitute a significant portion of student budgets, leading to increased loan debt, according to a new report from the Urban Institute.
From Enrollment to Employment: The Economic Returns of Degree Completion
The Urban Institute’s recent report, College Completion and Earnings: Including Noncompleters in Accountability Policies, delves into the issue of factoring students with some college but no degree into post-college earnings data analysis.
Decoding the Latest Trends in College Completion Rates
The 2023 edition of “Completing College: National and State Reports” by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center is the latest installment in an ongoing series examining college trajectories from enrollment to completion across the United States.
Growing Attainment, Persisting Inequality: College Degrees 2010-2020
A new report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce explores the monetary and nonmonetary gains of increasing college degree completion between 2010 and 2020.
How Alternative Credentials are Shaping Modern Education
In a new report, UPCEA explores the dynamic field of alternative credentials and the increasing adoption of these credentials by higher education institutions, including offerings like non-credit and professional certificates, badges, bootcamps, and MOOCs.
Report Finds Most Colleges Did Not Consider Race Before 2023 Supreme Court Decision
One of the primary concerns after the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision on the consideration of race in higher education is that the number of students from historically excluded backgrounds will decline. However, a recent report from the Brookings Institute argues that the biggest changes in racial and ethnic demographics will occur at selective schools that previously considered race in admissions.
Addressing Funding Disparities to Advance Equity in Community Colleges
A new report from the Urban Institute investigates an under-studied dimension of community college finance—variation in funding levels across states and across institutions within states—addressing implications for advancing equity.
Improving Transfer Outcomes: New Insights to Guide Institutional Partnerships and State Policy
New analysis of federal data by the U.S. Department of Education highlights the critical role that community colleges play in providing a pathway to bachelor’s degree attainment, while also revealing significant variation across states and institutions.
Older and Parenting Students’ Access to Financial Aid and Benefit Programs: A Case Study of Four States
A recent report from New America examines the financial and social service support available to this growing student population, presenting findings from a mixed-methods study of older and parenting students’ access to financial aid and social service or safety net programs in four states: Colorado, Missouri, North Carolina, and Texas.
A Close Look at Higher Education Enrollment in Fall 2023
The National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) continues to provide up-to-date enrollment trends to highlight disparities in pandemic recovery across differing student and institutional characteristics. The NSC’s latest report encapsulates comprehensive data concerning 9.6 million students, both undergraduate and graduate, reported by approximately 1,500 academic institutions.