‘Top per cent’ university admissions programmes found to boost equity

A doorman works in front of a landmark building to illustrate More US states to automatically enrol high schools’ top graduates in college

More US states to automatically enrol top performers in college

After Supreme Court ruling on race-based admissions, top 10 per cent plans find new interest but doubts persist about underlying motives

By Paul Basken

26 September

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Admissions favours alone prove too weak to lift diversity

A model among states, Texas advantages fail on equity without recruiting and aid

By Paul Basken

12 January

University admissions: which system is the fairest?

Standardised test scores, interviews, entrance exams, choosing the top percentage of applicants: all are used in university admissions. Ellie Bothwell asks which methods provide the most honest reflection of suitability for higher education

By Ellie Bothwell

10 January

What Harvard can learn from Texas admission policies

If elite institutions admitted 10 per cent of high school classes there’d be improved university access and social mobility for under-represented students, argues David Orentlicher

By David Orentlicher

20 August

‘Top per cent’ admissions programmes found to boost equity

Research suggests women particularly benefit from schemes that guarantee admission to highest-achieving school leavers

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‘Top per cent’ admissions programmes found to boost equity

Research suggests women particularly benefit from schemes that guarantee admission to highest-achieving school leavers

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Related articles

More US states to automatically enrol top performers in college

Admissions favours alone prove too weak to lift diversity

University admissions: which system is the fairest?

What Harvard can learn from Texas admission policies

Related universities

Harvard University

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