The announcement marks a historic shift for the college—founded in 1895, NDUM was the first Catholic university to offer four-year degrees to women, making the institution a pillar of single-gender, liberal arts education for over a century.
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Saint Joseph’s University Merges with University of the Sciences, Expands Program Offerings
Saint Joseph’s University officially completed its merger with University of the Sciences in June. According to Michael Nietzel of Forbes, University of the Sciences first started looking for a partner in the summer of 2020 amid “declining enrollment and financial d…
You Can Now Apply to Berkeley Haas as a Freshman
Berkeley has expanded the Haas business program from two to four years. Rather than requiring students to apply to the undergraduate program as sophomores and enroll as juniors, the school will now permit undergraduates to apply directly to the Spieker Undergraduate Pro…
The University of California Accepts Far More State Residents, Far Fewer Out of State Students for Fall of 2022
As a whole, the UC system accepted 85,268 California first-year students, a 1.2% increase from last year. Out-of-state acceptances declined by 19%, or 5,359 students, from fall of 2021
Caltech Implements Three New Admissions Policy Changes
California Institute of Technology, ranked the #9th National University (tied with Duke, JHU and Northwestern) on US News, is a private institution located in Pasadena, California, home to approximately 900 undergraduates. Known for its STEM programs in biological...
Columbia Removed from US News Ranking Due to Misreported Data
Columbia University, previously listed number 2 Best College in the nation by the U.S. News & World Report, has been unranked. According to The New York Times, Columbia declared its withdrawal from the 2023 ranking after being unable to verify submitted data.
Prestigious High School in San Francisco Reinstates Merit-Based Admissions System
Lowell High School, located in San Francisco, is widely regarded as one of the most elite public schools in the nation. Like Virginia’s Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (whose admissions process we also recently wrote about), Lowell finds itself...
Biden Administration to Support Transgender Students’ Rights in Schools
On Thursday, June 23rd, the Biden administration proposed changes to Title IX regulations that would ban discrimination against transgender students at schools, colleges, and universities, as reported by The Washington Post . Title IX was first signed into law in 1972...
Dartmouth to Eliminate Student Loans
Now with the new policy change, all loans offered to those students whose family income exceeds 125k and who receive need-based financial aid will be substituted with scholarships starting the summer of 2022.
UK Offers Elite US University Graduates an Easy Visa
In order to attract the “high-potential” and the “brightest and best” individuals, graduates from non-UK schools with either a bachelor’s or master’s degree will be given an opportunity to receive a two year visa. Those with a PhD will be offered a three yea…