The University of California at Los Angeles uses a "holistic" approach to undergraduate admissions.

More American teenagers are thinking about picking up a passport and heading abroad for their college years as a way of attending a top-rated school at a lower cost, Canadian and British college recruiters say.

Student interest in online courses has nearly doubled at UND in the past five years, while other regional institutions have seen an even greater increase. At the University of Minnesota-Crookston, an influx of 236 more students this year contributed to breaking the university’s enrollment record.

Campuses should take a more direct role in elementary and secondary education, says the American Association of State Colleges and Universities.

California’s Coastline Community College is set to create low-cost, online bachelor’s degree pathways where students can enroll simultaneously at one of three public universities, none of which are in California.

Four examples show how solar-powered mobile schools can bring computer education to some of the world’s poorest children.

Coursera, the largest provider of massive open online courses (MOOCs), has entered into a contract to license several of the courses it has built with its university partners to Antioch University, which would offer versions of the MOOCs for credit as part of a bachelor’s degree program.

A law that guarantees college admission to those in the top 10 percent of their high school graduating class was designed to ensure that students in Texas get a shot at the same education, regardless of race.

There are two explanations for last year's 6 percent drop in community college enrollment.

In a how-come-no-one-thought-of-this-before move, an English language testing giant has turned its student database into a direct marketing tool for colleges.