College
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World
Contributions to College Savings Plans Pick Up as Inflation Eases
Deposits into 529 savings accounts fell last fall and early this year. But experts say the stock market recovery is…
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World
After Supreme Court Rulings, Answering Reader Questions About Paying for College
Responses to queries about financial aid, 529 plans, need-blind schools and more.
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US
What to Know About College Admissions Now That Affirmative Action Is Gone
Do extracurriculars help? How about being a guy? Getting into selective schools this year will look different. Here are a…
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US
L.S.U. Teammates May Make History at M.L.B. Draft
In a draft loaded with talent, Paul Skenes and Dylan Crews could be the first teammates to be taken with…
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Opinion
Legacy Admissions Don’t Work the Way You Think They Do
Just four days after the Supreme Court rejected racial preferences in college admissions, a consortium of Black and Latino interest…
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Travel
Columbia University Drops Out of U.S. News Rankings for Undergraduate Schools
The Ivy League school said it would no longer share data with the college guide, the first major university to do so.…
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US
Rick Singer, Mastermind of Varsity Blues Scandal, Is Sentenced to 3½ Years in Prison
The ruling is a final chapter in the cheating scandal. But the cynicism over college admissions, athletics and fund-raising is…
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Opinion
The Key to Success in College Is So Simple It’s Almost Never Mentioned
For Emily Zurek Small, college did what it’s supposed to do. Growing up in a small town in Northeast Pennsylvania,…
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Opinion
I Edited Mental Illness Out of My College Applications. I’m Not Alone.
When I applied to college in the 2009-10 school year, I wasn’t worried about my grades or extracurriculars. Instead, I…
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US
Mastermind of Varsity Blues Scandal, Rick Singer, to Be Sentenced
Prosecutors recommended six years in the scheme that undermined college admissions. Mr. Singer asked for a maximum of six months,…