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Your Data Just Got Better!
Quick note for our subscribers All MCD tools, including your downloadable spreadsheet, have been updated to include the latest College...


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


Final 4: Trends in Admissions/Aid
We're almost there. Only four teams are left, and they an interesting mix. Trends data is a bit of a pill to prepare, but the payoff is...


MM Round 4: Sticker Shock
Thousands of “admissions decision reaction” videos live on YouTube, but the world still awaits a new, counterpart genre, the “parents...


Madness and Metrics
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...


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


March Madness, Round 1
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...


What's a "Good School," Anyway?
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


Admissions Decisions: A Message for Seniors
By Leigh Moore (Update to blog post first published in 2020) Tens of thousands of early round application decisions have already begun...


Beyond HYPSM: Rankings Over Time for 5 National Universities
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...


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


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


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


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


Round of 8(s): Admissions Trends
What do you know about the colleges behind the March Madness teams? Check out this viz for 8-year trends--including test submitters.


Round 3: Projecting Costs
Earlier this week, my alma mater made the news: a breakdown of the total cost to attend Vanderbilt's engineering school found its way...


Round 2: Head Coach Salaries
by Leigh Moore Hello, and here's hoping you teams are doing better than ours in the NCAA Tourney! While most of our readers won't be...


Round 1: Early-career earnings
by Leigh Moore Welcome to March Madness, MCD-style! I realized a few years ago that the sample size offered by an NCAA tourney gives me...


It's March: Tame the Madness with Data
There's March Madness and then there's March Madness. NCAA-Style As a native Kentuckian, I love March Madness. No one would call me a...


The Newest Addition to Your Data
by Leigh Moore February 12, 2024 Hi, college data fans! The next time you log into your portal, you will find the newest downloadable...
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