Understanding Variation in Post-College Earnings: Evidence from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard. EdWorkingPaper No. 24-1112

Authors: Michael D. Bloem, Xiaowen Hu, Michael Hurwitz, Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University

Source: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. 2024.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 47

Descriptors: College Graduates, College Admission, Selective Admission, Salary Wage Differentials, Compensation (Remuneration), Salaries, Educational Benefits, Educational Status Comparison, Education Work Relationship, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Competitive Selection, Reputation, Majors (Students), Comparable Worth

The Impact of Dual Enrollment on College Application Choice and Admission Success. EdWorkingPaper No. 24-1018

Authors: Vivian Yuen Ting Liu, Veronica Minaya, Di Xu, Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University

Source: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. 2024.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 50

Descriptors: Dual Enrollment, College Applicants, School Choice, College Admission, Grade 9, Selective Admission, African American Students, Hispanic American Students, White Students, State Colleges

Exploring the Relationship between Test-Optional Admissions and Selectivity and Enrollment Outcomes during the Pandemic. EdWorkingPaper No. 24-982

Authors: Kelly Rosinger, Dominique J. Baker, Joseph Sturm, Wan Yu, Julie J. Park, OiYan Poon, Brian Heseung Kim, Stephanie Breen, Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University

Source: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. 2024.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 63

Sponsoring Agency: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Descriptors: Selective Admission, College Admission, Institutional Characteristics, College Entrance Examinations, Pandemics, COVID-19, Admission Criteria, Educational Policy, Policy Analysis, Enrollment Trends, Trend Analysis, Scholarships, African American Students, Student Characteristics, Standardized Tests

Assessment and Survey Identifiers: ACT Assessment, SAT (College Admission Test)

The Impact of the Idaho Direct Admissions Program on Institution Selectivity

Authors: Rachel Burns, Sakshee Chawla, Cate Collins, State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO)

Source: State Higher Education Executive Officers. 2024.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 19

Sponsoring Agency: Joyce Foundation

Descriptors: College Admission, Selective Admission, Student Characteristics, Demography, State Universities, Guided Pathways, College Enrollment, Grade Point Average, College Entrance Examinations, COVID-19, Pandemics, Program Effectiveness

Geographic Terms: Idaho

Assessment and Survey Identifiers: SAT (College Admission Test)

Inequity and College Applications: Assessing Differences and Disparities in Letters of Recommendation from School Counselors with Natural Language Processing. EdWorkingPaper No. 24-953

Authors: Brian Heseung Kim, Julie J. Park, Pearl Lo, Dominique Baker, Nancy Wong, Stephanie Breen, Huong Truong, Jia Zheng, Kelly Rosinger, OiYan A. Poon, Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University

Source: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. 2024.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 58

Sponsoring Agency: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Descriptors: College Applicants, School Counselors, Equal Education, College Admission, Colleges, Selective Admission, Natural Language Processing, Letters (Correspondence), Counselor Characteristics, Student Characteristics, Institutional Characteristics, Individual Differences, High Schools

Professional Learning Derived from International Academic Mobility during PhD Programs

Authors: Leslie Quiroz-Schulz

Source: Higher Education Forum. 2024 21:181-199.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 19

Descriptors: Professional Education, Doctoral Programs, Doctoral Students, Foreign Students, Study Abroad, Student Mobility, Researchers, Selective Admission, History, Teacher Education Programs, Peer Relationship, Research Training, Cultural Capital, Writing for Publication, Professional Recognition, Scientific Research, Educational Research, Foreign Countries

Geographic Terms: Mexico

Contextual Admissions: Normative Considerations

Authors: Joanne Moore, Anna Mountford-Zimdars (ORCID 0000-0002-7397-7459)

Source: Higher Education Quarterly. 2025 79(1).

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 15

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Admission, Educational Background, Enrollment Management, Selective Admission, Higher Education, Competitive Selection, Decision Making, Context Effect, Equal Education, Access to Education, Justice

Geographic Terms: United Kingdom (England)

Using UCAS MEM for Contextual Offers

Authors: Laura A. Harvey (ORCID 0000-0001-6962-0820), Stephanie T. Jong, Myles Smith

Source: Higher Education Quarterly. 2025 79(1).

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 12

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Admission, College Choice, College Enrollment, Enrollment Management, Selective Admission, Equal Education, School Policy, Context Effect, Institutional Research, Access to Education, Student Characteristics, College Applicants

Geographic Terms: United Kingdom

Paths to Status among Public Research Universities in the United States, 2010-2021

Authors: Barrett J. Taylor (ORCID 0000-0003-4332-7874), Brendan Cantwell (ORCID 0000-0003-3882-4200)

Source: Higher Education Quarterly. 2025 79(1).

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 14

Descriptors: Research Universities, Status, Institutional Characteristics, Differences, Reputation, Financial Support, Selective Admission, Research, Institutional Mission

Evaluating the Impact of Contextual Offers in a Highly Selective Institution: Results from a Mixed-Methods Contribution Analysis

Authors: Jonathan T. Schulte (ORCID 0009-0005-0754-0856), Jessica Benson-Egglenton (ORCID 0000-0003-1441-2949)

Source: Higher Education Quarterly. 2025 79(1).

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 12

Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Selective Admission, College Admission, Foreign Countries, Access to Education, Student Characteristics, Enrollment Trends, Educational Policy, Minority Group Students

Geographic Terms: United Kingdom (England)

Ritual and Rhetoric of Gender Policies at the Indian Institutes of Technology

Authors: Pooja Saxena (ORCID 0000-0002-1916-9805)

Source: Journal of Education Policy. 2025 40(1):130-151.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 22

Descriptors: Institutes (Training Programs), Technology, Gender Issues, Educational Policy, Indians, Foreign Countries, Sex Fairness, Gender Discrimination, Student Educational Objectives, Social Class, Campuses, Dormitories, Biographical Inventories, Females, College Students, College Faculty, Participant Characteristics, College Entrance Examinations, Equal Education, Selective Admission

Geographic Terms: India

Cream Skimming and Pushout of Students Participating in a Statewide Private School Voucher Program

Authors: R. Joseph Waddington (ORCID 0000-0001-9291-4253), Ron Zimmer, Mark Berends (ORCID 0000-0002-1281-8649)

Source: Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. 2024 46(4):795-803.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 9

Descriptors: Private Schools, Educational Vouchers, Selective Admission, Educational Background, Academic Aptitude, Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Reputation, Educational Practices

Geographic Terms: Indiana

After Admission: The Emotional Suffering of Students Enrolled through the Rural Students Quota Plan in China's Elite Universities

Authors: Songdi Wang, Jiexiu Chen (ORCID 0000-0001-8390-0757), Lu Zhou

Source: European Journal of Education. 2024 59(4).

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 10

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Youth, Colleges, Emotional Problems, College Students, Quotas, Selective Admission, Enrollment, Student Attitudes, Disadvantaged, Socioeconomic Background, Student Experience, Self Concept

Geographic Terms: China

Competency Articulation at the Intersection of Happenstance and Experiential Learning

Authors: Laura Fyfe (ORCID 0009-0007-0725-0095), Bill Heinrich, Adam M. Kanar (ORCID 0000-0001-9796-5156), Katrina D'Intino (ORCID 0009-0009-5197-5178)

Source: Industry and Higher Education. 2024 38(6):534-546.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 13

Descriptors: Experiential Learning, College Students, Articulation (Speech), Competence, Career Education, Student Experience, Change Agents, Career Readiness, Transformative Learning, Employment Potential, Selective Admission, Reflection, Universities, College Programs, Academic Ability

'Segregation Forever'? The Continued Underrepresentation of Latino Undergraduates at the Nation's 122 Most Selective Private Colleges and Universities

Authors: Sandra Perez, Gabriel Montague, Education Trust

Source: Education Trust. 2024.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 48

Sponsoring Agency: Joyce Foundation

Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Undergraduate Students, Disproportionate Representation, Private Colleges, Selective Admission, College Freshmen, Data Analysis, Demography, Racial Factors, Ethnicity, Full Time Students, College Enrollment, Enrollment Trends, School Culture, Student Recruitment, Student Diversity, Access to Education

Geographic Terms: United States

Exploring the Validity of Applied Linguistics' PhD Program Admission Interviews in Iranian Universities: A Validity Argument Approach

Authors: Saman Ebadi, Rana Rahimi, Maryam Salari

Source: International Journal of Language Testing. 2024 14(2):1-16.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 16

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Doctoral Students, Graduate School Faculty, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Admission Criteria, Doctoral Programs, Universities, Interviews, Evaluation Criteria, Inclusion, Justice, Selective Admission, Applied Linguistics, Departments, Validity

Geographic Terms: Iran

Amplifying Community Partner Voices in Rural Community Service-Learning Partnerships

Authors: Lauren R. Paulson, Caitlyn Davis

Source: Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement. 2024 28(1):5-25.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 21

Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, School Community Relationship, Rural Areas, Service Learning, Small Colleges, Private Colleges, Liberal Arts, Selective Admission, Community Involvement, Community Attitudes, Community Organizations

Progress Interrupted: Evaluating a Decade of Demographic Change at Selective and Open-Access Institutions Prior to the End of Race-Conscious Affirmative Action

Authors: Jeff Strohl, Emma Nyhof, Catherine Morris, Georgetown University, Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW)

Source: Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce. 2024.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 72

Sponsoring Agency: Lumina Foundation
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Descriptors: Universities, College Enrollment, Selective Admission, Affirmative Action, Minority Group Students, Enrollment Trends, Racial Composition, Demography, Disproportionate Representation, Student Diversity, Educational Change, Access to Education, Federal Courts, Court Litigation, Socioeconomic Status, Diversity (Institutional), College Students, Open Enrollment, Educational Opportunities

Selective Comprehensives 2024: The Social Composition of Top Comprehensive Schools

Authors: Sarah Tang, Neha Agarwal, National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) (United Kingdom)

Source: National Foundation for Educational Research. 2024.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 36

Sponsoring Agency: Sutton Trust (United Kingdom)

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Selective Admission, Socioeconomic Status, Institutional Characteristics, Single Sex Schools, Coeducation, Religious Schools, Geographic Regions, Academic Achievement, Secondary Schools, Elementary Schools

Geographic Terms: United Kingdom (England)

Provision of GCE A Level Subjects in 2021. Statistics Report Series No. 132

Authors: Carmen H. J. Lim, Tim Gill, Cambridge University Press & Assessment (United Kingdom)

Source: Cambridge University Press & Assessment. 2023.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 21

Descriptors: Academic Education, Academic Degrees, Elective Courses, Gender Differences, School Size, Students, Private Schools, Educational Attainment, Secondary Education, Selective Admission, Colleges