Data-driven research on US undergraduate admissions — matching theory, institutional data, behavioral models, and empirical analysis.
High-level syntheses and key findings across all research.
Admissions stats, yield management, and what really happens inside admissions offices.
Feeder school effects, extracurriculars, and what student profiles actually win admits.
How students choose colleges, build lists, and respond to financial aid.
Why college admissions is the way it is — explained through matching market theory.
Application inflation, cross-admit patterns, post-SFFA demographics, and financial aid.
College consulting firms, their business models, and market dynamics.
Research profiles for colleges: admissions stats, SAT/GPA ranges, demographics, and net cost data from Common Data Set filings.