State of College Admission
NACAC has issued its annual State of College Admission Report for 2007, based on surveys of school counselors and colleges and universities nationwide. Non-members can order hard copies.
View slides from the NACAC National Conference presentation on September 28 in Austin, TX.
NACAC-Project on Student Debt Report Amplifies Counselors' Voice in Student Loan Discussion
A joint report issued by NACAC and the Project on Student Debt entitled "Balancing Acts: How High School Counselors View Risks and Opportunities of Student Loans" highlights counselor opinions about student loans. High school counselors say debt worries affect college choices; Student loans support access, but present challenges to families. Read press release.
Standardized Admission Testing
NACAC has created a professional resource for up-to-date information on the use of standardized tests in college admission. This page includes NACAC research, a recent NACAC-commissioned white paper on college admission testing, the latest standardized testing news, and helpful links for admission professionals, students, and parents.
Research to Practice Briefs
The latest Research to Practice Brief explores the use and importance of class rank to both secondary and postsecondary institutions.
Research to Practice Brief: Effective Counseling in Schools Increases College Access. A report by NACAC based primarily on "Counseling and College Counseling in America"- a white paper written for NACAC by Patricia McDonough.
Research to Practice Brief: The Changing Landscape of Higher Education: College Admission in Context. A report by NACAC based primarily on "The Changing Landscape of Higher Education: The Future of College Admission" - a white paper written for NACAC by William G. Tierney.
Applications for Undergraduate Admission Prior to the High School Senior Year: 2006
NACAC report that includes data on the number of colleges and universities that allow students to either initiate or complete an application for undergraduate admission prior to September 1 of the high school senior year.
White Papers
Technology in the College Admission Process: Impact on Process, Professionals and Institutions. Catherine L. Finnegan, Director, Assessment & Public Information, Advances Learning Technologies, Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia; Karen A. Webb, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management, University of Arkansas at Fort Smith; Libby v. Morris, Professor of Higher Education, Director, Insitute of Higher Education, University of Georgia.
College Admission Testing. Rebecca Zwick, Professor, Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, University of California, Santa Barbara.
The Changing Landscape of Higher Education: The Future of College Admission. William G. Tierney, Wilbur Kieffer Professor of Higher Education and Director, Center for Higher Education Policy Analysis, University of Southern California.
Counseling and College Counseling in America's High Schools. Patricia McDonough, Professor, Department of Education, University of California Los Angeles.
College Rankings Guide
NACAC compiled a guide to recent college ranking methodologies as a resource for students, parents, and admission professionals.