Inside Higher Ed
March 21, 2022 Admissions, Enrollment Management Trends
Current admissions and enrollment decision-making involve common-sense thinking regarding location, price, and flexibility. Students at four-year institutions’ top responses for college choice include major or program of interest offered, strong academic reputation, proximity to home, quality of academics in the area of interest, price of tuition, and financial aid package/scholarships. Students at community colleges overwhelmingly chose based on proximity to home and cost.
Inside Higher Ed
March 17, 2022 Student Success, Value and Affordability
When students are in crisis, they often connect with academic advisers, professors, resident assistants or student affairs staff. As such, these points of contact must be aware of financial wellness resources, such as emergency financial assistance and proactive financial literacy information, to assist students. A one-stop model focused on student financial business can make finding assistance and information more streamlined for students.
Higher Ed. Dive
March 15, 2022 Enrollment Management Trends, Value and Affordability
Research-oriented public colleges raised tuition rates in recent years. Despite this, low-income students paid less to attend those institutions. This suggests public research universities provided more financial aid to students as they increased their sticker prices. However, the high-tuition, high-aid price model only broadly benefits those from the lowest income brackets.
The Boston Globe
March 11, 2022 Enrollment Management Trends, Research
Between 2007 and 2020, the U.S saw a 16% decrease in the number of babies being born. The Northeast faces particular turmoil, because it had some of the lowest birth rates in the nation. Moreover, young families and immigrants are increasingly moving away from the Northeast and West Coast to the southern half of the country. The impact will soon be seen in higher education enrollment, with two-year and four-year regional universities potentially bearing the brunt of it.
Inside Higher Ed
March 10, 2022 Enrollment Management Trends, Student Success
The stigma of incarceration often complicates admissions, membership in academic organizations and professional licensure. It follows people throughout their work and personal lives. Formerly incarcerated students have faced uncertainty with applying to graduate programs and securing internships. This uncertainty also extends to the faculty ranks.
Higher Ed. Dive
February 24, 2022 Pre-College Outreach, Student Success
According to a report by ACT, nearly half of the high school graduating class of 2021 reported disruptions in college preparation activities. The pandemic most significantly affected students’ campus visits and college fair attendance. Low-income students, and those who are Hispanic/Latino and Asian were more likely to report disruptions.
Inside Higher Ed
February 18, 2022 Enrollment Management Trends, Value and Affordability
College and university endowments grew by at least 20 percent in fiscal year 2021. The average value increased by 35 percent to $1.1 billion. The median endowment size swelled to $200 million. Surveyed institutions posted a median return of 30.1 percent in fiscal 2021, compared with 1.8 percent in 2020. While growing endowments are good for institutions, very few students benefit from the high returns.
Higher Ed. Dive
February 10, 2022 Student Success, Value and Affordability
The jobs crisis has been top of mind for employer-facing interest groups. The pandemic also put the spotlight on worker retraining, especially after mass layoffs. The US House of Representatives passed am omnibus bill Feb. 4. The amendments would make Pell grants available for rapid retraining programs and provide accurate and timely information to drive better decisions.
Inside Higher Ed
February 03, 2022 Enrollment Management Trends, Student Success
A new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center found the six-year college completion rate hit 62.2 percent, but experts say it’s still too low for underserved students. The largest gain was among community colleges at 42.2 percent. Public four-year institutions had the second largest gain, followed public two-year institutions and private non-profit four-year institutions.
Higher Ed. Dive
January 19, 2022 Admissions, Enrollment Management Trends
Transfer enrollment declined by less than 1% in fall 2021, compared to 9.2% last fall. It is up 2.3% among continuing students. Reverse transfers declined by 0.9%, while lateral transfers rose 0.2%. Upward transfer fell 1.6%. Increased transfers among continuing students were concentrated at private nonprofit four-year institutions and public four-year institutions.