Ofthe 32 young men representing the University of Kentucky and Vanderbilt squads, 16 have transferred at least once. In total those 16 have attended 23 colleges and universities. Use the interactive viz to see the details.

Admissibility and affinity are necessarily fraught with nuance. Affordability, though? Why must it be so difficult for families to estimate the cost of the bachelor's degree?

It's difficult to determine college affordability without prices. Seriously. It's a struggle to estimate how much a student's first year at a given college will cost, lelt alone how much they will pay for the entirety of their degree.

There's a better way to search for college than following the rankings.

Institutional Common Data Sets inform our products with data found nowhere else--Early Decision, waitlist, transfer admissions, and much more are worth the lift.

Quick note for our subscribers All MCD tools, including your downloadable spreadsheet, have been updated to include the latest College...

by Leigh Moore As we head into tonight's championship game, I offer a final tip for anyone evaluating a college or university. A...

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Thousands of “admissions decision reaction” videos live on YouTube, but the world still awaits a new, counterpart genre, the “parents...

by Leigh Moore 3.26.2025 Beyond the Bracket: Round 3 – The College Cheat Sheet March Madness is in full swing—and while many are glued...

by Leigh Moore March 21, 2025 One of my favorite things about March Madness is the opportunity to shine a light on institutions which...

by Leigh Moore March 17, 2025 The NCAA tourney provides me a good opportunity to scale things down for a couple of weeks, to go deep in...

A lot of us want families to ignore rankings when making college decisions. For those who are willing to do so, where do we direct their

By Leigh Moore (Update to blog post first published in 2020) Tens of thousands of early round application decisions have already begun...

Hello, friends! Boy, has it been a year in the data mines. Alas, I'm caught up for a bit and can now share some of the content I've been...

by Brad Pochard As many of our customers know, my stewardship of Moore College Data follows 22 years on the enrollment side of the...

College waitlists are sure to play an enormous role shaping the college Classes of 2028. Looking for waitlist data? Here's the latest!

Which school is the most generous when it comes to awards for students without financial need? Like everything else in admissions, it...

Why use visualizations? As I built the chart below, I reflected on the very purpose of charts and interactive graphics: you can gain...

What do you know about the colleges behind the March Madness teams? Check out this viz for 8-year trends--including test submitters.