75 Blog Post Topics For College Admissions Blogs

September 22, 2020

Need some blog post topics for your college’s or university’s admissions blog? Here are 75 working titles and topics to get you thinking. Adjust as you see fit and get going. (And remember to shake up format: text, infographics, videos, guides.)

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Academics-Related Blog Post Topics

Course Spotlight Series: [Insert Cool Course Title Here]
X Reasons to Study [Insert Major Here] at [College Name Here]
New Program Alerts
Q&A With Professor Series
Q&A With Current Student Series
What “Research” Looks Like at [College Name Here]
Hands-On Project Spotlight
New Award or Accolade
What Makes Our [Program Name] Program Different
“Why I Chose [College Name Here]”

Outcomes-Related Blog Post Topics

Where Our [Insert Program Here] Grads Work Now
The Only Statistics about [Your College Here] That You Need to Know
Job Outlook Series
Career Paths for [Insert Field Here]
Q&A With Alumni Series
Q&A With Employer Series
Fireside Chat with Our Career Counselors
Our Grads in the News: A Round-Up
A Day in the Life of [Insert Grad Name & Title Here]
X Questions to Ask About Outcomes

Campus Visit-Related Blog Post Topics

How to Make the Most of Your Campus Visits
X Things to Look For During Campus Visits
X Questions That’ll Surprise Your College Tour Guide
X Things to Take Home With You From College Visits
X Things I Wish I Knew Before Visiting Colleges
Open House vs. Campus Tour vs. Personal Visit
How to Impress Admissions While Visiting Campus
Why Campus Visits Matter
“My Favorite Spot on Campus”
X Hidden Gems on Our Campus

Student Life

X Social Accounts to Follow to Get to Know [College] Life
Where Students Eat Series
Where Students Have Fun Series
Club/Organization Spotlight
Our Top Instagrams from the Past Year
Our Favorite Tweets About [College Name Here]
The Truth About Housing/Roommates/Food/Etc at [College Name Here]
X Things to Ask Current Students
Interviews with Mental Health Counselors/Coaches/Chefs, Etc.
Why Traditions Matter (And What Ours Are Like)

Affordability

X Ways to Pay For College You Haven’t Thought About
Financial Aid Terms: Explained
FAQs About Financial Aid & Cost
X Outside Scholarships You Can Apply To Right Now
Meet Our Financial Aid Wizards
Tales from the Financial Aid Office: We’ve Heard It All
Surprising Work-Study Jobs at [College Name Here]
Student Stories about Scholarships They’ve Received
How to Understand Your Financial Aid Package
Financial Aid Deadlines You Cannot Afford to Miss

Current Events

How Our Students Stepped Up During the Pandemic (And yes, you should address the pandemic.)
FAQs About Our Response to the Pandemic
Professor [Name Here] On How the Pandemic Is Affecting Our [Insert Topic Here]
Our Republican Club & Our Democrat Club Talk [Insert Topic Here]
Research Project Spotlights
New Course Details That Hit On Current Events
Scenes From Our Campus During the Time of Covid
Where [Your College Name] Students Get Their Political News
How Our Students Are Tackling Climate Issues
X Ways Our Students Stay Up To Speed

Admissions

Examples of Essays That Worked
X Application Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make
FAQs About Our Transfer Process
Test-Optional: But Is It Really?
X Biggest Interview Blunders You Want to Avoid
10 Things You Can Ask Your Admissions Counselor
Does Admissions Keep Track of Your Visits?
X Ways to Impress Our Admissions Committee
Should You Write the Optional Essay?
How to Keep Your Applications Organized & In On Time

Just for Fun

[Insert Holiday Here] at [Your College Name]
What We Don’t Want You to Know About [Your College Name]
Our College Traditions, In GIFs
Myths, Folklore, & True Stories Spotlight
X Weird Things That Don’t Make Sense On Our Campus (But We Love Them Anyway)

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