Research and Reports
NACAC’s research and reports offer insights, data, and context on various topics in college admission counseling.
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State of College Admission Report
For the last two decades, NACAC’s State of College Admission report has been a key source of college admission trend data. For 2023, the report has been redesigned as an online interactive tool that will be updated throughout the year.
Additional Research and Reports
Methodology Behind College Rankings
Each ranking publication relies on a different formula, or methodology, to determine which colleges [...]
Report of the NACAC Ad Hoc Committee on US News & World Rankings
Released in 2011, this report includes recommendations from NACAC’s Ad Hoc Committee on U.S. [...]
Barriers to Successfully Financing a College Education
NACAC conducted an extensive study in the Fall of 2017, including a literature review, [...]
How to pay for college
Trusted Sources: Paying for College NACAC has compiled this list of trusted, up-to-date sources for [...]
Cultural Fluency Resource Guide
NACAC is dedicated to promoting cultural fluency in the college admission counseling profession. Cultural [...]
College Rankings
Members of NACAC and others have expressed long withstanding concerns about college ranking publications. [...]
Standardized Testing
NACAC Report on Standardized Testing This 2020 report is called "Ensuring All Students Have [...]
MACAC’s Test-Optional Resources
At this time a super majority of colleges and universities in the United States--including [...]
NACAC Encourages Public Institutions and Systems to Make Submitting Standardized Test Scores Optional GalleryNACAC Encourages Public Institutions and Systems to Make Submitting Standardized Test Scores Optional
For Admission Professionals, For Counseling Professionals, Managing the Application Process, Research and Reports, Standardized Testing
NACAC Encourages Public Institutions and Systems to Make Submitting Standardized Test Scores Optional
Contact: David Hawkins Executive Director for Educational Content and Policy Arlington, VA (August 26, 2020) – [...]