Trump’s critics and some allies question his silence on admissions policies that give applicants a boost because of their ...

Stanford will forgo Cal Grants to keep legacy admissions considerations in place despite California’s new statewide ban.

Stanford University has confirmed its admissions policies for fall 2026 will continue considering legacy status, a decision ...

New admissions criteria announced a continuation of legacy consideration and a reinstatement of the standardized testing ...

With three weeks to go before California's ban on legacy and donor admissions takes effect at private universities that ...

Legacy college admission is an advantage given at birth, in which the children of a school’s alumni receive special consideration in the college admissions rat race. But after the US Supreme ...

For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Stanford University will require applicants to submit standardized test scores in its fall 2026 admissions process. It will also continue legacy ...

Legacy students fell from 12.6% to 3.6% at Johns Hopkins six years after it ended legacy admissions in 2014, while Pell-eligible low-income students went up to 19.1% from 9%, university President ...

Despite mounting pressure to abandon legacy considerations in the admissions process, few elite schools have yet done so— 14% of Yale’s incoming class had a legacy affiliation, an increase ...

Stanford University will continue considering legacy status in admissions through fall 2026, despite California’s ban on ...