The ‘U.S. News’ Rankings Are Here, With an Altered Formula and Few Defectors

The ‘U.S. News’ Rankings Are Here, With an Altered Formula and Few Defectors

"U.S. News college rankings still hold sway with many undergraduate institutions, but Nanci Tessier, Principal at Art & Science Group, discusses how with so many other information sources at their fingertips, students don't have the same reliance on rankings when making college decisions.

Why Colleges Can’t Quit the U.S. News Rankings

Why Colleges Can’t Quit the U.S. News Rankings

While few undergraduate schools diverged from traditional rankings, Principal David Strauss utilizes recent studentPOLL data to assess how these institutions prioritize rankings relative to students' making college decisions.

‘U.S. News’ Rankings Not the ‘Behemoth’ Perceived

‘U.S. News’ Rankings Not the ‘Behemoth’ Perceived

David Strauss, Principal of Art & Science Group, explores the evolving landscape of higher education rankings, highlighting that rankings may not have as dominant a role in students' college-selection process as one might assume while speaking with Inside Higher Ed about the firm’s new studentPOLL.

Regional Public Colleges Are Affordable — but Is That Enough to Draw Students?

Regional Public Colleges Are Affordable — but Is That Enough to Draw Students?

Craig Goebel and David Strauss, Principals of Art & Science Group, discuss with The Chronicle of Higher Education findings from the firm’s most recent issue of studentPOLL on Regional Publics’ increasing need to emphasize their strengths outside of price.

Competition for Students Presents ‘Fraught’ Route Forward

Competition for Students Presents ‘Fraught’ Route Forward

David Strauss, Principal, speaks with Inside Higher Ed on how potential students perceive regional public colleges in comparison to national public universities, liberal arts colleges, and private research universities that are actively seeking to enroll these students.

Abortion Bans Are Causing Students To Radically Rethink Their College Plans

Abortion Bans Are Causing Students To Radically Rethink Their College Plans

Nanci Tessier, Principal, engages in a discussion with Women's Health magazine regarding the latest studentPOLL conducted by Art & Science Group. The focus of the conversation revolves around examining the potential repercussions of legal challenges, such as abortion bans, on the decision-making process of students when it comes to pursuing higher education.

Colleges face new responsibilities as states require abortion medication access on campus

Colleges face new responsibilities as states require abortion medication access on campus

Art & Science Group’s most recent studentPOLL, revealed that students consider a state's political policies when deciding on colleges, and Principal, David Strauss, supports this finding while also explaining that a student’s college choice is still more complicated than one single policy.

Political Polarization Is At an All Time High. Now It Is Affecting Prospective Student’s College Decisions.

Political Polarization Is At an All Time High. Now It Is Affecting Prospective Student’s College Decisions.

A student-based publication from Marist College looks at Art & Science Group’s Spring 2023 studentPOLL and the reality that the number of high school graduates is declining, pushing policymakers and college administrators to take student convictions into account.