Admissions
Deadlines, test policies, essays and what committees actually read.
AdmissionsHarvard's admissions data fight reached a courtroom - here is what is at stakeA Boston judge questioned the Justice Department's procedure in late September while the EEOC opened a parallel case on hiring records.October 1, 2026 · 5 minAdmissionsPrinceton admitted 4 percent of a record applicant pool - and slowed its budget growthThe Class of 2030 numbers arrived with a 2.1 percent budget increase, a larger aid pool and a flat food allowance for upperclassmen on aid.September 28, 2026 · 6 minAdmissionsYale scrapped likely letters and went back to a required SAT or ACTTwo admissions changes in one semester, plus a Class of 2030 of 1,652 first-years, reshape how Yale College recruits.September 27, 2026 · 5 minAdmissionsUChicago paused some doctoral admissions and launched a nine-month AI master'sA $300 million rural access initiative, a first degree dedicated to artificial intelligence, and fewer humanities seats from the same three weeks.September 24, 2026 · 6 minAdmissionsChoosing a doctoral program in New JerseyNine PhD-granting campuses in one small state. How to shortlist by advisor, funding and cost of living.September 4, 2026 · 7 minAdmissionsAssociate, bachelor, master, doctorate: the ladder explainedFour credential levels, the credits behind them and the honest value of each step.August 21, 2026 · 6 min