Holistic Admissions Review

Other public universities that support holistic review at the graduate level 

• University of Washington 
• University of California-Davis 
• University of Michigan 
• Colorado State University  
• University of Oregon 
• University of Iowa 
• University of Illinois 
• University of Texas at Austin 
• University of Wisconsin-Madison 

Quantitative and Qualitative Insights on Holistic Review Process 

• A Model for Holistic Review in Graduate Admissions That Decouples the GRE from Race, Ethnicity, and Gender  Wilson et al., CBE-Life Sciences Education 18(1): 2019 
• Graduate Admissions Practices: A Targeted Review of the Literature  Michel et al., ETS Research Report, 2019 
• How organizational culture influences holistic review: a qualitative multiple case study  Coplan and Evans, Advances in Health Sciences Education 26, 1491-1517, 2021 
• Assessing the landscape for diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in U.S. stem graduate education: a systematic literature review  Posselt et al., Tang University of Southern California, Pullias Center for Higher Education, 2021 
• A Case Report of Holistic Review of Graduate Applications  Stoll and Bimber.  Cambridge University Press, 2022. 
• Looking Back on Graduate BME Admissions Data: Lessons Learned and Implications for Holistic Review and Diversity Rahbar et al., Biomedical Engineering Education 2, 101-112, 2022 
• Inclusion in practice: a systematic review of diversity-focused STEM programming in the United States   Palid et al., International Journal of STEM Education 10(2), 2023  

Holistic Review Process 

• Understanding Holistic Review in Higher Education Admissions, Guiding Principles and Model Illustrations Coleman and Keith, 2018.  Supported by the College Board and Education Counsel
• Navigating Holistic Admissions for a Stronger Graduate Program Educational Testing Service (ETS) 
• A Promising Practice: Holistic Admissions in U.S. Graduate Education  Educational Testing Service (ETS) 
• Innovation in Graduate Admissions through Holistic Review A Report from the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS)  

Toolkits 

• Holistic Review Toolkit  Alliance for Multi-campus Inclusive Graduate Admissions, UC Davis, UCLA, USC 
• Holistic Admissions Tool Kit  American Association of Colleges of Nursing 
• Access and Diversity Toolkit  College Board Education Counsel 
• Holistic Admissions: From Paper File to Live Interview  Scheer-Cohen et al., Perspectives 7, 438-333, 2022