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
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
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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) – [...]
Use of Predictive Validity Studies to Inform Admission Practices
This report sheds new light on the important role predictive validity research can play in [...]
NACAC’s Report on Standardized Testing
Ensuring All Students Have Access to Higher Education: The Role of Standardized Testing in [...]
2019 State of College Admission Report
In the 2019 edition of NACAC's annual State of College Admission report, you'll find [...]