Conventional wisdom holds that graduate school applications should follow directly after undergraduate completion. A new analysis of admissions data suggests that several years of work experience often improves outcomes significantly.
Senior thesis requirements have been declining across US universities for two decades. A small but significant group of institutions is reversing the trend, with measurable benefits for graduates.
A long-term study of career outcomes finds that specific courses students take are often more predictive of later success than the majors they declare. The findings revise common assumptions about how college shapes careers.
One-year master's programs proliferated over the past decade. Newer data suggests that for several fields, the two-year version produces measurably better outcomes despite the additional cost.
Quantitative reasoning requirements have spread across US universities over the past five years. They look different from traditional math requirements, and they may be more useful.
Demographic projections predicted that small liberal arts colleges would face severe enrollment declines by 2026. Some are struggling. Others have thrived. The differences are revealing.
Required history courses were widely cut from US university curricula after 2010. A small but significant number of universities are reinstating them. The reasons are practical, not nostalgic.
Flagship state universities have dominated public higher education for decades. A measurable shift toward regional and smaller public universities is now underway, and the reasons are revealing.
Most US selective universities suspended SAT requirements during the pandemic. A few have returned them. Most have not. The data behind these decisions is now clearer than it was during the original debate.
PhDs awarded between 2020 and 2024 entered the academic job market under unique conditions. Five years on, the cohort's outcomes are revealing how much the academic pipeline depends on timing.
