This will be a consequential year for Union as we receive and implement the recommendations from the market positioning study conducted over the past year by the Art & Science group with the College’s inquirers, admitted students, and current and withdrawn students.

Art & Science Group found that the share of students who decided against a college based entirely on its home state’s politics rose to 34% this summer.

The latest iteration of the Art & Science Group poll finds that more students on both the left and the right are ruling out institutions based on the political climate of their states.

Art & Science Group, a higher-education consultancy firm, found that about a third of such students dismiss schools solely on political grounds during the college-search process.

One in three school seniors ruled out applying to a prospective college because of the political environment where it was located, according to a new poll by the Art & Science Group, a higher education consulting firm.

Colleges have taken a reputational hit in recent years, but experts say they still offer value to students – value that the students themselves still appreciate.

Students are looking beyond the usual admissions rankings and tuition prices to consider whether a campus — and the state its in — reflects the rights and values they need to feel safe.

Confidence in higher education slipped again this year, reversing some improvement in sentiment following a low point a couple of years ago.

Most parents of recent college graduates believe their child's education was worth the investment, according to a newly published survey from the Art & Science Group, a consulting firm that works with nonprofit educational institutions.