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Duke University, a private institution in Durham, North Carolina, admitted a record-low 12.8% of Early Decision applicants to the Class of 2029 after receiving a record-high number of applications, according to the Duke Chronicle. DUKE ACCEPTANCE RATE This year marked the university’s fifth test-optional admissions cycle. Last year, Duke had an overall acceptance rate of […]
On a recent list of college majors that pay the most right out of college, engineering fields fill eight of the top ten slots. It’s no surprise, then, that engineering is among the top six most popular college majors. While not everyone has the technical, quantitative, and computer skills necessary to successfully pursue an engineering […]
Vanderbilt University, founded in 1873, is currently ranked #18 in the 2024 U.S. News & World Report’s list of best schools (tied with Dartmouth). Almost 80% of students live on its 340+ acre campus in Nashville, Tennessee — which is also designated as an arboretum. Vanderbilt has increased in popularity in recent years. The Common […]
The term “Hidden Ivies” was popularized in 2000 by educational consultants Howard and Matthew Greene’s guidebook of the same name. The authors’ goal was to “create greater awareness of the small, distinctive cluster of colleges and universities of excellence that are available to gifted college-bound students.” The Greenes highlighted a group of small, private liberal […]
A recent article in Forbes tackled the growing public scrutiny of Ivy League monopoly by spotlighting the “New Ivies,” 10 public universities and 10 private universities that are “turning out the smart, driven graduates craved by employers of all types.” How did they come up with this list? Forbes identified schools with graduates in high […]
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