EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Blogs Exploring the impact of high school course rigor on student success in college August 9, 2023 Mary Venezia Chief of Staff, Enrollment Management, University of Arizona The views and opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of EAB.

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University Business

OCTOBER 2, 2023

I don’t think it does us any good to villainize these technologies, said Rebecca Sandidge, vice president for enrollment management at Oglethorpe University (Ga.). are among a growing list of institutions buying into AI-powered predictive analytics and data visualization products to strategize more effective enrollment tactics.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 27, 2023

As a leader in the academic and enrollment services space, our research highlights transfer policy gaps and spotlights successful practices that drive both institutional and learner success. AACRAO members manage institutional systems and have a lot of control over how complex or streamlined they will be.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

While building a 15-year foundation in admissions and enrollment management, Williams found herself engaging with students long after they had enrolled, which naturally expanded to helping them successfully navigate campus. I was doing that role while simultaneously still doing my admissions role.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 17, 2023

Tom, who served as our vice president of enrollment management from 2007 until 2014, recognized not only the importance of maintaining a beautiful campus year-round but, even more importantly, the importance of making a strong first impression with our visitors and potential students during initial campus visits.

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EAB

MAY 22, 2023

The dashboards include templatized reports, metrics, and key performance indicators (KPIs) based on EAB research and experience with hundreds of institutions so that partners need not start from scratch. Accelerators Strategic Enrollment Management Student enrollment is practically everyone’s job at an institution.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 23, 2024

23 January · Episode 191 Increase Graduate School Enrollment through Strategic Enrollment Management 40 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton Strategic enrollment management (SEM) as a solution for growing graduate school enrollment in declining markets (e.g., minority and STEM).

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Archer helps institutions build and manage all or part of their online operations in-house, reducing or completely eliminating dependency on third-party providers or long-term contracts with Online Program Management (OPM) providers. “As

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

The topics covered included student success, budget models, change management, and more. In each session, the fellows gained depth in new topics or terrains, developed leadership skills, and built a network with peers from institutions across the country. In many cases, partners jointly completed a project that benefitted both institutions.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

When I worked in enrollment management, inquiries were one of the most difficult categories of students to capture and communicate with. In this post, I’ll discuss why better prospect management is so important—especially today—and offer three recommendations to help you start to reframe your prospect management strategy.

Community College 52

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EAB

AUGUST 25, 2023

Our K-12 researchers track down answers to each question using a combination of proprietary research, external publications like academic journals, and consultation with EAB’s subject matter experts—all in 10 days or less. We found several categories of research were requested most often within this topic area: Human resources.

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Edu Alliance Journal

JANUARY 25, 2022

January 25, 2022, by Don Hossler Philip Kotler, considered by many higher education professionals to be the Godfather of modern university admissions marketing, urged professionals in the field to consider the 4P’s when putting together a recruitment marketing plan. The 4P’s stand for: Product Place Price Promotion.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

AUGUST 29, 2023

Carefully managed partnerships benefit everyone involved, and they can help shape the future of countless industries in a rapidly changing world. Many universities face a significant enrollment gap, which can lead to lost revenue over time, while many employers face a serious talent gap, which can impact their bottom lines.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

During the pandemic, many colleges set aside their test requirements for admissions as students had nowhere to take their exams due to school closures. “Admissions without test scores is the new normal for this generation of college applicants,'” said Bob Schaeffer, FairTest public education director.

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Adult learners are applying to just a couple of programs This year’s survey reinforced the idea that graduate and adult learners spend significant time researching programs , but ultimately apply to very few. Twenty-two percent of students indicated they do not plan to take a graduate admission test.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Struggling to set graduate enrollment goals? Like my enrollment management colleagues, I have spent many sleepless nights turning over enrollment numbers in my head. Setting grad enrollment goals comes with its own set of challenges. Explore more takeaways from our survey of 1,200 enrollment leaders.

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EAB

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The two review what we learned about the motivations and preferences of adult learners, and about how they research programs and colleges they might attend. The survey findings offer a wealth of information for universities on how to find, engage, and enroll these students. So give these folks a listen and enjoy. music] 0:00:48.5

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Our research shows that students are increasingly likely to conduct program research independently, meaning you may not know about them until they apply. This presents a major challenge for enrollment leaders trying to predict their class size, especially at the top of the funnel. Here’s what to do next.

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EAB

OCTOBER 25, 2022

With rapid growth in MBA programs and fewer students taking graduate admissions tests , this competition can easily drive up digital marketing bottom lines. To help us gather those answers, we sought out and interviewed students who were in the process of researching MBA programs. Tips to lower your cost per lead. Learn more.

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EAB

AUGUST 15, 2023

Guest post by Jordyn Morris, who is interning in EAB’s Research division As a college junior, graduate education is regularly on my mind, as it is for many of my peers. We are known to research programs on our own, often unbeknownst to the institution and without the help of admissions counselors. Here’s what to do next.

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University Business

DECEMBER 13, 2022

. “This past fall, we started to see enrollment increase in those first-year students and freshman students coming back,” she says. “However, there is a softening in the market for enrollment. Schools can mitigate these challenges by being strategic and intentional around their enrollment management strategy.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

But offering dual-enrollment courses comes at a cost for many community colleges because of discounted tuition rates for high school students and extra expenses associated with these courses, among other financial challenges, according to a new working paper by the Community College Research Center at Columbia University’s Teachers College.

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EAB

JUNE 20, 2023

Even leaders not immersed in the day-to-day realities of enrollment management are well aware of the coming contraction. But fewer leaders are familiar with how the share of these potential students who will enroll is changing— college-going rates. Insights are only as valuable as the changes they inspire.

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Collegis Education Data Management

APRIL 23, 2018

Melendres has several years of experience in leading Lean Higher Ed efforts as the vice president of enrollment management and student affairs at a university in Minnesota, as well as a director of admissions at a large state school in Texas. For higher ed, the University of St.

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EAB

JULY 17, 2023

For example, today’s students are beginning their college research later than their predecessors did. As illustrated in the chart below, 67% of participants in our 2019 survey had started researching colleges by the end of their sophomore year. In 2023, only 40% of students had started researching by that point.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 30, 2023

Much institutional behavior shows a self-fulfilling process shaped by management practices ( Fabrizio, et al. It requires someone intricately tied to the value of education to manage the tug-o-war over bought and brought credits. 2005 ) around what can or cannot be counted. It requires consistency.

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University Business

DECEMBER 8, 2022

HBCUs are getting an admissions boost from a top-notch CRM system acquired through a nonprofit initiative to level the playing field in higher ed technology. CRM, for those who don’t know, stands for customer relationship management, and it can be critical to successful recruitment and enrollment.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MAY 16, 2023

Anyone can see these successes for themselves since the private Roman Catholic research institution shares what their alumni are actually saying and experiencing online. Everything that goes on or informs the University Learning Goals page is shared with the admissions team to help with recruitment. Kevin Grubb 12:57 Absolutely.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 8, 2024

Another 100 more have indicated on their admissions application that they may have interest. Impact “As of 2020, students who live on campus, their [three-year] graduation rate is 4% higher than the students who do not live on campus,” says Andrew Morong, dean of enrollment management at CMCC.

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Creatrix Campus

OCTOBER 17, 2023

BARC Research. Inspiring new teaching and research approaches. The administrator of higher education may simply track state-by-state admission and fee collection, student enrollment by class, exam results, attendance, etc. Forbes Survey. McKinsey Global Institute. Big data users cut costs by 10%. Forbes Survey.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

AUGUST 8, 2023

She had been an adult student in a community college and then transferred to a bachelor’s degree where I was in a very traditional R1 research university. All the while, the research says that after 20 minutes, we all lose focus. So why do you take large colleges and universities and break them into manageable pieces?

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The Change Leader, Inc.

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

They suggest that institutions may need to revisit and potentially revise their missions to reflect these changing expectations, underscoring the need for strong enrollment management leadership. At Colgate University, where I was, an assistant director of financial aid and, eventually became an assistant dean of admission there.

Higher Education 52

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EAB

OCTOBER 31, 2023

My name is Tom Cakuls, and I oversee research publications for EAB's Enrollment Services division. Interestingly, Students for Fair Admission also requested that the Court overrule 45 years of precedent that found the educational benefits of diversity to be compelling. The Court actually refused to do that.

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Campus Sonar

JULY 27, 2022

We’re looking at our many audiences and then working across the institution with departments like Enrollment Management, Student Affairs, Athletics, and Alumni to ensure the brand is woven into everything we do and that we’re leaving lasting impressions no matter what environment someone experiences the brand in.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

EAB’s 2022 Enrollment Events Quick Poll, which tapped 47 enrollment leaders from a variety of institution types, found significant growth in the number of in-person events that colleges hosted this past year, with a notable decline in the number of virtual events. On-campus events with 100-499 attendees 124.2%

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EAB

DECEMBER 20, 2022

How to recruit specialized business students and grow non-MBA enrollment. In my experience managing graduate business enrollment, the pool of students applying to business programs is always changing. Explore our research on adult learner motivations and behaviors. How to manage your digital lead generation budget.

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EAB

AUGUST 29, 2023

They also share advice for admissions leaders on how to address these challenges. EAB · Poll Highlights Top Concerns of Enrollment Leaders What do enrollment leaders care most about in 2023? Today, we share findings from a recent poll of admissions leaders to find out what they worry about most. MR: Yeah, I can.

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