Admissions Redesign at the State and System Levels

Discover the different types of admissions redesigns being adopted across the country and the characteristics of each.

The typology is organized around four key components derived from the work of Taylor Odle and Jennifer Ann Delaney, who identified strategies that can alter college-going behaviors among students; these strategies include:

1. an early guarantee of college admission;
2. Structural simplification of the application;
3. proactive information and nudging at a critical decision point for students; and
4. modest financial support through application fee waivers.