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Doctoral Recipients by Undergraduate College, 1958--2023

Higher Ed Data Stories

DECEMBER 3, 2024

It shows the undergraduate institutions of doctoral recipients from 1958 to 2023. (It You might want to look at 2017 to 2023, or you might want to get nostalgic and look at 1958 to 1965, for instance. It does not show where the doctorate was earned, to be clear.) The bars, which are colored by Broad Carnegie type , display the counts.

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College Degree Schooling Institution

UCAS End of Cycle 2023: provider data

Wonkhe

JANUARY 17, 2024

David Kernohan has the data The post UCAS End of Cycle 2023: provider data appeared first on Wonkhe. Some mythbusting, some unexpected anomalies, a fashionable market exposure analysis, and how your provider got on in the last recruitment cycle.

Recruitment

Five doors opened in the UCAS End of Cycle 2023 advent calendar

Wonkhe

DECEMBER 6, 2023

There's surprises in store as UCAS' Ben Jordan runs down the headlines from the 2023 sector-level end of cycle data The post Five doors opened in the UCAS End of Cycle 2023 advent calendar appeared first on Wonkhe.

UCAS equalities data, 2023 cycle

Wonkhe

APRIL 18, 2024

David Kernohan gets stuck in The post UCAS equalities data, 2023 cycle appeared first on Wonkhe. The delayed release of UCAS equalities data from last cycle offers many opportunities - not least a peak into Clearing.

TEF results, 2023

Wonkhe

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The post TEF results, 2023 appeared first on Wonkhe. Bronze, Silver, Gold, or requires improvement. Your TEF results are here. Except if they're pending.

National Student Survey results, 2023

Wonkhe

AUGUST 10, 2023

The post National Student Survey results, 2023 appeared first on Wonkhe. The national student survey is very new for this year. David Kernohan plots the data, but struggles to see what we learn about the way the student experience is changing.

Students

Fall 2023 enrollment trends in 5 charts

Higher Ed Dive

OCTOBER 30, 2023

We’re breaking down some of the biggest developments this term, based on initial figures from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.

Students

Prioritizing Mental Health Support in Community Colleges: Key Data from 2023

Higher Education Today

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The post Prioritizing Mental Health Support in Community Colleges: Key Data from 2023 appeared first on Higher Education Today. The surveys collected responses from 61,085 students at 149 community colleges.

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Community College College Higher Education Students

The state of student recruitment in 2023

Wonkhe

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The chief executive of the Institute of Student Employers shares the findings of this year's survey of student recruiters The post The state of student recruitment in 2023 appeared first on Wonkhe.

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7 higher education trends to watch in 2023

Higher Ed Dive

JANUARY 4, 2023

Federal financial aid will continue to hog the spotlight, but we're also waiting for the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on race-conscious admissions.

Higher Education

Higher Education Education

Student immigration data, November 2023

Wonkhe

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Jim and DK walk you through the latest data The post Student immigration data, November 2023 appeared first on Wonkhe. Overall international student visa grants are high and steady, but visa applications are down. And we still don't really know where people end up after their student visa expires.

Students

What does TEF 2023 tell us about educational gains?

Wonkhe

MAY 1, 2024

Janice Kay and Roscoe Hastings take a look at what the panel said The post What does TEF 2023 tell us about educational gains? What are we to make of the way providers presented thinking about educational gains in TEF? appeared first on Wonkhe.

Education

Celebrating excellence in higher education with TEF 2023

Wonkhe

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

As the Office for Students publishes ratings from the Teaching Excellence Framework, TEF panel chair and Vice Chancellor of Sheffield Hallam University Chris Husbands reflects on the new exercise The post Celebrating excellence in higher education with TEF 2023 appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Higher Education Education Students University

3 takeaways from final fall 2023 enrollment counts

Higher Ed Dive

JANUARY 24, 2024

The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center offered insights into shifting enrollment trends at community colleges and HBCUs.

Community College

Community College College Students

Winners of the 2023 Best Personal Academic Websites Contest

The Academic Designer

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Discover 12 inspiring personal academic website examples who won awards in the 2023 Best Personal Academic Websites Contest hosted by Jennifer van Alstyne, Brittany Trinh, and Owlstown.

6 college admissions experts share their biggest predictions for 2023

Higher Ed Dive

JANUARY 23, 2023

A pending Supreme Court ruling on race-conscious admissions and other shifts like ChatGPT’s effects on application essays could upend the landscape.

College

Over 1,900 colleges not requiring SAT, ACT in admissions for fall 2023

Higher Ed Dive

JUNE 7, 2023

Most of those institutions have also extended test-optional and test-free policies through fall 2024, according to new data.

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Policy College Institution

5 higher education lawsuits to watch in 2023

Higher Ed Dive

JANUARY 9, 2023

Rulings are expected in several high-profile cases, including those that could determine the fate of race-conscious admissions and the DACA program.

Higher Education

Higher Education Education

24 things to note in March 2023’s OfS board papers

Wonkhe

OCTOBER 11, 2023

David Kernohan and Jim Dickinson have read them so you don't have to The post 24 things to note in March 2023’s OfS board papers appeared first on Wonkhe. A new set of OfS board papers from way back in March have appeared.

Almost 300 colleges still have open seats for fall 2023

Higher Ed Dive

MAY 3, 2023

Admissions group NACAC has published an annual database of open slots after the May 1 decision deadline.

College

Transfer enrollment rose 5.3% in fall 2023, pointing to pandemic recovery

Higher Ed Dive

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Some of the biggest gains were among historically disadvantaged students, National Student Clearinghouse Research Center data showed.

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Disadvantaged Students

Higher education’s accomplishments you may have missed in 2023

Higher Ed Dive

JANUARY 31, 2024

Two leaders in the higher ed industry kick off the new year by rounding up 24 wins "for which the sector can be justly proud.”

Campus spending on existing buildings jumped over 26% in 2023

Higher Ed Dive

APRIL 5, 2024

College leaders are acknowledging the need to maintain their old facilities. But inflation has eaten into the increased spending.

Facilities

Facilities College

Higher ed faces ‘deteriorating’ outlook in 2023, Fitch says

Higher Ed Dive

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Enrollment, labor and wage pressures will mount, likely increasing the gulf between stronger and weaker colleges, the ratings agency projects.

College

Community college enrollments show uptick in spring 2023

Higher Ed Dive

MARCH 29, 2023

First-year and dual enrollment students drove increases, according to preliminary data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.

Community College

Community College College Students

Medical College Admission Data, 2023

Higher Ed Data Stories

JUNE 25, 2024

This is a reboot of a visualization I did in 2018, which I found fascinating, but which didn't get much traffic at the time, and thus, I've not refreshed it. But I still find it compelling an instructive. Each year, the Association of American Medical Colleges publishes a lot of data about admission to medical colleges in the US.

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College Medical School Schooling Institution

7 Lessons for Academics Wanting to Use Social Media in 2023

The Academic Designer

JANUARY 19, 2023

What can academics learn about social media from reality TV? Jennifer talks about the new season of The Circle Netflix, sharing 7 tips to inspire professors for the new year.

Over 1,830 colleges are test-optional for fall 2023 admissions

Higher Ed Dive

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

At least 90 of those institutions aren’t requiring the SAT or ACT through fall 2024, according to FairTest, a group advocating for limited use of assessments.

Advocate

Advocate College Institution

Number of colleges dipped 1.7% in 2023-24 academic year

Higher Ed Dive

AUGUST 21, 2024

Data from the National Center for Education Statistics shows a decline in higher education institutions eligible for Title IV federal student aid.

Higher Education

Higher Education College Institution Education

An early look at 2023–24 financial returns shows providers working hard to balance the books

Wonkhe

JANUARY 26, 2025

Our first glimpse of sector finances in 202324 shows evidence of widespread efforts to avoid being in deficit. David Kernohan takes you through what we know

Split outlook for strong vs. weak colleges in 2023, S&P finds

Higher Ed Dive

JANUARY 19, 2023

Some institutions can likely weather a recession due to big balance sheets and student demand, but mergers and closures will likely pick up for others.

College

College Institution Students

State and local funding for higher education rose 3.7% in FY 2023

Higher Ed Dive

MAY 8, 2024

This marks the 11th year in a row for appropriations increases, according to an annual report from the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association.

Higher Education

Higher Education Education

State support for higher ed set to jump 6.6% in 2023 before inflation

Higher Ed Dive

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Higher ed funding rose in 38 states, an annual early measure finds. Five-year trends are up, too. But inflation is likely taking a bite out of increases.

Class of 2023 says they’re eyeing mental health benefits during the job search

Higher Ed Dive

APRIL 27, 2023

College grads whose undergraduate experience was completely shaped by COVID-19 are cautiously optimistic about their workforce readiness.

College

Enrollment woes hit both private and public colleges in 2023, S&P reports

Higher Ed Dive

JULY 19, 2024

Analysts with the ratings agency described a “tough year” in the higher ed world as revenue pressures ran into rising costs.

College

Student Loans Company data on fees and maintenance, 2023-24

Wonkhe

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

David Kernohan guides you through a little-understood dataset that highlights some glaring problems with the way we support students and fund higher education

Students

Students Higher Education Education

Public University Tuition over time

Higher Ed Data Stories

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Each dot represents an institution, and the data are from 2009, 2016, and 2023 to show long-term trends. This is data from IPEDS, showing published cost about 530 public, four-year institutions that award the bachelor's degree, excluding community colleges that have been creeping into that category over time.

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University Community College Degree Institution

What do FAFSA completion rates look like post-pandemic?

Higher Ed Dive

JANUARY 8, 2025

Lower shares of middle-income students in the class of 2023 completed the federal financial aid form than those who graduated before the health crisis.

Students

Private colleges likely won’t see big net tuition growth anytime soon, Fitch says

Higher Ed Dive

JULY 15, 2024

year over year increase in net tuition revenue for fiscal 2023, but this isn’t enough to preserve margins at private nonprofits. Fitch Ratings found a 1.1%

College

Education ransomware attacks cost over $53B in downtime over 5 years

Higher Ed Dive

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Comparitech researchers found 85 ransomware attacks impacted higher ed and K-12 in the first half of 2023.

Education

Higher ed’s game of thrones: ACE plans to debut new Carnegie Classification methodology this year

Higher Ed Dive

APRIL 14, 2023

The American Council on Education also says it will gather feedback for the system’s social and economic mobility metric in late 2023.

Education

How did Supreme Court’s race-conscious admissions decision impact college applications?

Higher Ed Dive

JULY 2, 2024

The portion of Asian and Black students referencing at least one race or ethnicity-related phrase in their Common Application essays fell in 2023-24.

College

College Students

Focusing on Mental Health Challenges Facing Community College Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The report, funded by The Kresge Foundation, "Supporting Minds, Supporting Learners: Addressing Student Mental Health to Advance Academic Success" explores the data of the 2023 Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) for returning students and the 2023 Survey of Entering Student Engagement (SENSE) for entering students.

Community College

Community College College Students Faculty

It’s the higher education Christmas movie and TV guide

Wonkhe

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Jim Dickinson rounds up the higher education-themed movies and TV that you probably didn't see in 2023 The post It’s the higher education Christmas movie and TV guide appeared first on Wonkhe. Nothing on the TV?

Higher Education

Higher Education Education Students

Doctoral Recipients by Undergraduate College, 1958--2023

UCAS End of Cycle 2023: provider data

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Five doors opened in the UCAS End of Cycle 2023 advent calendar

UCAS equalities data, 2023 cycle

TEF results, 2023

National Student Survey results, 2023

Fall 2023 enrollment trends in 5 charts

Prioritizing Mental Health Support in Community Colleges: Key Data from 2023

The state of student recruitment in 2023

7 higher education trends to watch in 2023

Student immigration data, November 2023

What does TEF 2023 tell us about educational gains?

Celebrating excellence in higher education with TEF 2023

3 takeaways from final fall 2023 enrollment counts

Winners of the 2023 Best Personal Academic Websites Contest

6 college admissions experts share their biggest predictions for 2023

Over 1,900 colleges not requiring SAT, ACT in admissions for fall 2023

5 higher education lawsuits to watch in 2023

24 things to note in March 2023’s OfS board papers

Almost 300 colleges still have open seats for fall 2023

Transfer enrollment rose 5.3% in fall 2023, pointing to pandemic recovery

Higher education’s accomplishments you may have missed in 2023

Campus spending on existing buildings jumped over 26% in 2023

Higher ed faces ‘deteriorating’ outlook in 2023, Fitch says

Community college enrollments show uptick in spring 2023

Medical College Admission Data, 2023

7 Lessons for Academics Wanting to Use Social Media in 2023

Over 1,830 colleges are test-optional for fall 2023 admissions

Number of colleges dipped 1.7% in 2023-24 academic year

An early look at 2023–24 financial returns shows providers working hard to balance the books

Split outlook for strong vs. weak colleges in 2023, S&P finds

State and local funding for higher education rose 3.7% in FY 2023

State support for higher ed set to jump 6.6% in 2023 before inflation

Class of 2023 says they’re eyeing mental health benefits during the job search

Enrollment woes hit both private and public colleges in 2023, S&P reports

Student Loans Company data on fees and maintenance, 2023-24

Public University Tuition over time

What do FAFSA completion rates look like post-pandemic?

Private colleges likely won’t see big net tuition growth anytime soon, Fitch says

Education ransomware attacks cost over $53B in downtime over 5 years

Higher ed’s game of thrones: ACE plans to debut new Carnegie Classification methodology this year

How did Supreme Court’s race-conscious admissions decision impact college applications?

Focusing on Mental Health Challenges Facing Community College Students

It’s the higher education Christmas movie and TV guide

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