Higher Education

University admissions is the process colleges use to decide which applicants receive an offer of enrollment. For many US families

University Rankings are published lists that place colleges and universities in order, usually based on a set of measured indicators

Program accreditation is a formal review that checks whether a single academic program, such as nursing, engineering, or teacher preparation,

Institutional Accreditation is a formal review process in which an outside agency evaluates a whole college or university and decides

University Accreditation is a formal review process that checks whether a college or university meets established quality standards. Many US

Higher Education Leadership refers to the people and processes that guide colleges and universities, from presidents and provosts to deans

University administration refers to the people and offices that run the non-teaching side of a college or university, from budgets

University governance is the set of structures and processes that decide how a college or university is directed, overseen and

Research universities are colleges that place original scientific and scholarly discovery at the center of their mission, alongside undergraduate and

Liberal Arts Colleges are four-year undergraduate institutions that focus on a broad education across the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences