Welcome to the new AACRAO website. While the site is live, development is ongoing, visitors can expect updates and new features in the weeks ahead.

Since its introduction to the AACRAO community in 2020, the Higher Education Policy Database has supported institutional leaders, registrars, and enrollment professionals in benchmarking and researching the complex landscape of higher education policy.

We are grateful to CollegeSource for providing this as a free resource to AACRAO members. As the site continues to grow into a more robust tool for policy researchers and writers, it has moved forward as a paid subscription service under the name Policy Central.

A Higher Ed Policy Database

Policy Central gives subscribers the ability to explore, compare, and analyze institutional policies from a wide range of sources.

With more than 1,200 catalogs from nearly 1,000 institutions, this database is a tool for you to easily understand and compare academic policies.

The policy database is simple to navigate. Search via:

  • Hierarchical: city, region, institution, etc.
  • Keywords

Policy Central Subscription Now Required