News organizations throughout the United States and around the world turn to Steve Goodman for his insights into the college admissions process and trends in higher education. Here are just some of the articles in which he has been cited or quoted:
- "A Cure for the College-Bound Blues," The New York Times, March 9, 2008
- "Accommodations Angst," The New York Times, November 7, 2010
- "Admissions Rate Drops to 12.3 Percent," Daily Pennsylvanian, March 30,
2011
- "Admissions Turns Into a Family Affair," Daily Pennsylvanian, March 22,
2011
- "Adviser Explains College Choices," The Bergen Record (New Jersey), November 14, 2007
- "Alumni Travel Tours Link Travelers to School Spirit and Each Other," Los Angeles Times, September 12, 2010
- "AP Test Results: State Ranks Fourth in U.S.," Hartford Courant, February 9, 2011
- "AP Test Takers on the Rise," Daily Pennsylvanian, February 27, 2012

- "Are Students Working Too Hard for a High School Diploma?" U.S. News and World Report, February 18, 2008
- "Associate Degrees Open Doors," G.I. Jobs, 2010 Guide to Military Friendly Schools
- "At Babson College in Wellesley, It Was Lobster without Sugarcoating for College Counselors," The Wellesley Townsman, August 5, 2010
- "Audit Turns Acclaim into Outrage at Preuss," San Diego Union-Tribune, December 12, 2007
- "Author: Applying for College Is a Family Affair," The Sandpaper (New Jersey), August 25, 2010
- "Back a Grade to Make the Grade?" The Dallas Morning News, August 15, 2006
- "Baseball Signs Wall Street Heavy Hitters to Analyze Talent, Payroll, Swaps," Bloomberg News, January 19, 2006
- "Bill Seeks to Have All Maine High School Seniors Apply to College," The Examiner, March 8, 2007
- "Brain Gain: American Students Flock North," The Globe and Mail, July 15, 2006
- "Campus Tours Go Disney," Washington Monthly, September 2010
- "Career Strategies Mailbox," The Wall Street Journal, June 9, 2010
- "Change on Early Admission Produces Application Shifts," The New York Times, November 13, 2003
- "College Admissions chat with expert Steven Roy Goodman," CosmoGirl, October 12, 2000
- "College Choices Shift to Thrift," New York Post, April 27, 2009
- "College Rankings Serve Students, Crow and ASU," The Arizona Republic, April 7, 2007
- "College Presidents Boycott Rankings," The News and Observer, August 16, 2007
- "College Tour Guides Play Key Role," Columbia Daily Tribune, August 10, 2010
- "Colleges and Sticker Shock," Chicago Tribune, January 26, 2008
"The right number's going to be different for every student," Goodman notes. "If you find that you have to work past midnight to keep up with your load of AP courses, you probably have piled on too many."
-- U.S. News and World Report, May 10, 2012 - "Colleges Asked to Pare Degree Programs," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, November 10, 2010
- "Colleges Turn to Net for Recruits," Argus Leader, March 22, 2007
- "Concordia University Slashing Tuition, Financial Aid," St. Paul Pioneer Press, September 12, 2012
- "Congress Wants Rich Schools like UW to Give Students a Break," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, March 3, 2008
- "Cool Schools," Sierra Magazine, September/October 2009
- "CU Hopes to Nab Commitments from Admitted Students," Daily Camera (Boulder), April 5, 2009
- "Deciphering Your Doubts," Student Lawyer, American Bar Association, December 2010
- "Despite Deferral, Dream Still Intact for Admit" Daily Pennsylvanian, April 11, 2011
- "Do College Rankings Exaggerate the Academic Arms Race?" Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education Magazine, September 7, 2009
- "Dual Credit Gives Leg Up to Students," Longview News-Journal (Texas), March 25, 2007
- "Duke Balances Competing Goals in Admissions," Duke Chronicle, March 30, 2010
- "Duke Mobilizes to Shield its Image," The News and Observer, December 22, 2006
- "FAFSA Could Be Cut Down," The Daily Free Press (Boston University), October 14, 2008
- "Financial Aid Calculator to Come to Penn," Daily Pennsylvanian, September 25, 2011
- "Flipped Out," MarketWatch, January 6, 2008
- "Following The Crimson Leader," Yale Daily News, January 15, 2008
- "Foster Access to Opportunity," Georgetown Hoya, November 17, 2009
- "Freshman Orientation - For Parents," Cleveland Plain Dealer, October 2, 2006
- "Full Activity, Study Schedules Have Many Teens Just Saying No To Jobs," USA TODAY, April 7, 2005
- "Getting In: Students Hedge Bets on Colleges," The News and Observer, March 2, 2008
- "Grad Humanities Interest Still High," Daily Pennsylvanian, September 21, 2010
- "Grinnell Stuns Students with Unusual Tuition Jump," Des Moines Register, January 23, 2007
"The key is to get involved in activities that you like."
-- Hartford Courant, January 13, 2011 - "Helping College Students Cope With Post-Holiday Depression," Live Health
Chat, Hartford Courant, January 13, 2011
- "Hey, Profs, Come Back to Earth," The Washington Post, April 10, 2005
- "Higher Education Today's Episodes Available Online," Admitted, National Association for College Admission Counseling, December 2, 2010
- "Higher Learning's Higher Competition," The Baltimore Sun, April 10, 2008
- "How Parents Can Get College Kids to Share Their Grades," USA WEEKEND, January 6, 2008
- "How to Bear Stresses of College Admissions," Georgetown Current, March 12, 2008
- "How to Beat the Winter Break Blahs," The Examiner, December 28, 2009
- "How to Get Admissions Officers to Say Yes," U.S. News and World Report, America's Best Colleges 2009
- "If The U Fits," Good Neighbor Magazine, Fall-Winter 2011
- "Interests, Not Jobs, Key in Choosing College Major," Chicago Tribune, August 12, 2010

- "Is Dip in Duke Applicants Tied to Lacrosse Case?" U.S. News and World Report, January 4, 2007
- "Is Elite School a Good Choice?" Seattle Post-Intelligencer, September 25, 2008
- "Isn't That Illegal? Answering Uncomfortable Interview Questions," CNN.com, August 29, 2011
- "It's a Girl's World," U.S. News and World Report, America's Best Colleges 2007
- "It's College Essay Crunch Time at CU-Boulder," Daily Camera (Boulder), November 27, 2009
- "Ivy League Colleges Find 2006 is Buyers' Market," Financial Times, April 14, 2006
- "Keeping Secrets," Pope Center for Higher Education Policy, June 14, 2011
- "Kosher Campus Corps," Washington Jewish Week, February 14, 2008
- "Laughs, Movies and Getting into College," Newsday, February 3, 2008
- "Many Affluent Parents Pick Public Schools for Children," The Examiner, November 23, 2008
- "More, Please," The New York Times, January 7, 2007
- "New Jersey Hopes to Keep College Students In-State," The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 7, 2010
- "New Technology Lets Parents Spy on Their Children," MainStreet, August
20, 2011
- "Not Your Father's Freshman Orientation - Or Is It?" The Greentree Gazette, July 2008
- "O, Canada," Kiplinger's, September 1998
- "On Edge About College: For Incoming Freshman - And Their Parents - It's A Time Of High Anxiety," Hartford Courant, August 5, 2009
- "Pa. Colleges May See Major Budget Cuts," Daily Pennsylvanian, February 9, 2012
- "Pa.'s Big Test: Improve Dropout Rate," The Philadelphia Inquirer, January 26, 2006
- "Parent and Expert Tips for Juggling Busy Kids," LiveScience, April 8, 2011
- "Parents on Prowl for the Best High School," Columbus Dispatch, December 10, 2007
- "Parents, Students are Ready for Spring Visits to Colleges," The Examiner, March 14, 2008
- "Party Goes On For College Spring Breakers," Yahoo! News, February 2, 2009

- "Paying High Prices to Bear the College Burden," Newsday, January 28, 2007
- "Penn Jumps to 17th in Forbes "Top Colleges" Ranking," Daily Pennsylvanian, August 1, 2012
- "Penn Ranks 16th in World University Rankings," Daily Pennsylvanian, October 12, 2011
- "Penn Waitlists Over 3000," Daily Pennsylvanian, April 8, 2010
- "Percentage of Female MBAs Climbing at Wharton," Daily Pennsylvanian, September 24, 2009
- "Pressed to Do Well On Admissions Tests, Students Take Drugs," The Wall Street Journal, November 8, 2004
- "Princeton, Harvard Early Admissions Seen as Potential Cause of Penn
Application Decline," The Daily Princetonian, November 29, 2011
- "Private Practice," Times Higher Education (London Times), September 9, 2010
- "Raising a Family at School," Boston Globe, May 1, 2007
- "Rowing is Growing," St. Petersburg Times, January 23, 2009
- "Sacked Admissions?" South Bend Tribune, February 24, 2008
- "Satisfied with Financial Aid?" The Charlotte Observer, April 1, 2007
- "Saving for College 101," TheStreet.com, June 9, 2005
- "Scholarships: Holding Less Sway," Newsweek, May 2, 2005
- "Schools Adjust as Graduation Rate Finally Peaks," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, May 29, 2010

- "Short-Changing Universities," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, July 13, 2007
- "Six Things to Know About Private Student Loans," Fox Business, August 2,
2012
- "Skill-Level Testing Graduates to College," The Denver Post, June 23, 2008
- "Some Local High Schoolers Keep Hefty Workload Even in Summer," The Examiner, May 28, 2008
- "Some U.S. College Students Look to the U.K.," The Wall Street Journal, November 29, 2010
- "Stop Selling Yourself Short When Applying for College," U.S. News and World Report, America's Best Colleges 2010
- "Students Downsize College Dreams," The Boston Globe, May 4, 2009
- "Study Shows College's Sports Team Impacts Applications," Macleans OnCampus, March 24, 2008
- "Summer Is No Break For College-Obsessed Students," New Haven Register, July 24, 2005
- "Take Tough Class But Not The Test?" Las Vegas Sun, September 19, 2008
- "The Big Picture," The Atlantic Monthly, October 2004
- "The Ex-Factor," Newsweek, August 28, 2006
- "The Measure of Learning," U.S. News and World Report, March 12, 2007
- "The Myth of Testing for Giftedness," ParentDish, May 14, 2010
- "The Real Story on Harvard's Generosity," The Boston Globe, December 31, 2007
- "The Right Way to Pitch Yourself to a School," U.S. News and World Report, America's Best Colleges 2011
- "The Trick to Fixing Schools," Daily Pennsylvanian, February 5, 2010
- "The Value of a Law Degree," Student Lawyer, American Bar Association, December 2010
- "Time to Padlock College President Pay?" The Patriot-News, March 1, 2009
- "Top Questions to Ask Your Guidance Counselor," Navigating College Admissions Guide, Fall 2010

- "Total Application Numbers Steady," Daily Pennsylvanian, February 15, 2008
- "Total Applications Hit Record Highs Across Schools," Daily Pennsylvanian, January 20, 2011
- "Tuitions Still Rising as Endowments in Va. Grow," Richmond Times-Dispatch, February 11, 2008
- "UI Includes Incomplete Applications in Acceptance Rate," The Daily Iowan, January 17, 2012
- "Universities Have to Be More Open," Irish Independent, July 9, 2010
- "University of California Accused of Christian Bias," The Washington Times, December 11, 2005
- "University of Delaware Drops its Early Admission Program," The News Journal (Delaware), June 8, 2006
- "U.S. Collegians Leaving the U.S.," The Providence Journal, June 21, 2006
- "Vocational Schools Doing The Job For More Students," CNBC, December 20, 2010
- "Volunteering Because You Must," The Wall Street Journal, April 7, 2006
- "Wake Forest Drops SAT, ACT Requirement, Boosting Movement to Make Standardized Tests Optional," TIME, May 27, 2008
- "Wake Schools Will Continue Accreditation Process," The News and Observer, January 13, 2011
- "Wealthy UVa Deserves Bailout?" Charlottesville Daily Progress, December 21, 2008

- "Weigh the Benefits, Stress of AP Courses for Your Student," U.S. News and World Report, May 10, 2012
- "Well-Funded Schools vs. High College Costs," The Baltimore Sun, January 28, 2008
- "What Makes a College Good?" The Atlantic Monthly, November 2003
- "What Should Universities Use to Evaluate Students?" Google News, May 27, 2008
- "Who Should Educate the Educators?" The Chronicle of Higher Education, September 21, 2011
- "Why College Tuition Should Be Regulated," TIME, October 27, 2011
- "Work and Family Mailbox," The Wall Street Journal, August 5, 2009
- "Work and Family Mailbox," The Wall Street Journal, March 20, 2008
- "Your College Guide," Seventeen, November 2004
- "You're Accepted, But With a Catch," Chicago Tribune, November 29, 2004
- "4 Things to Take and Leave When on Vacation," MSNBC.com, June 21, 2010
- "10 Things to Do Once You've Got the College Admissions Letter," Fox Business News, March 25, 2009






