Recruitment and Admissions Research
Current Research
Current Research
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Admissions Research Consortium (ARC)
The Admissions Research Consortium (ARC) aims to help colleges understand the impacts of the pandemic on their incoming classes, and they might continue to affect college performance outcomes.
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Trends in Higher Education
College Board’s Trends in Higher Education reports provide accurate, timely, and actionable information on financial aid, college tuition, and other expenses associated with attending college in the U.S.
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Build Your College Profile
Want to participate in College Board research? You can by completing the annual survey for BigFuture College Profile.This vital information is included in College Board publications and research reports.
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College Board Reports and Research
Explore published research studies and reports that provide data on College Board programs.
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Connecting Students to Colleges and Careers
View these reports that examine the relationship between using College Board tools such as Search and Landscape and student postsecondary enrollment and completion.
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College Access, Affordability, and Outcomes
College Board reports and research studies to help you learn more about student opportunities and outcomes when they have access to higher education.
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Past Research
Past Research
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Future Admission Tools and Models Initiative
The College Board partnered with practitioners and researchers on four applied research projects for the Future Admissions Tools and Models Initiative.
Future Admission Tools and Models Initiative
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Future Admissions Tools and Models Introduction
This introductory resource provides a high level overview of the initiative, our framework, and the preliminary documents.
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Exploring a New Framework for Sorting Applicant
This resource provides an initial outline of a new conceptual segmentation model, supported by an empirically based methodology that can help colleges seeking to enhance or adopt individualized review.
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Insights into Nonacademic Factors and Practice
This resource offers an initial summary of a comprehensive study examining the history and current use of nonacademic factors in admission.
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Innovative Practices of Interest on Campus
This resource features six case studies that detail pioneering admission processes in higher education today. These case studies highlight how and why institutions developed these distinct approaches, provide descriptive information on the practices, and showcase the impact these approaches have had.
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The Value of AP
These documents for Enrollment professionals examine the relationship between AP coursework and student postsecondary outcomes.
The Value of AP
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The Value of AP in Recruitment
Use this resource to understand the importance and value of considering AP courses and exams in recruitment strategies.
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The Value of AP in Admissions
Use this resource to understand the importance and value of considering AP courses and exams in admissions decisions.
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The Value of AP in Placement
Use this resource to understand the importance and value of considering AP courses and exams in placement decisions.
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The Value of AP in Retention
Use this resource to understand the importance and value of considering AP courses and exams in retention models.
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