Education Dive
October 15, 2019 Enrollment Management Trends
During the past two decades, federal support for higher education rose while state support dropped, explains a report released Tuesday from The Pew Charitable Trusts. Although states have historically accounted for the bulk of spending on higher ed, their per-student funding fell 31% from 2000 to 2015. As a result, the gap between state and federal higher ed spending narrowed from 100% to 12% during the period. Federal and state policy decisions will determine whether the “funding convergence” will be a “temporary or more lasting reconfiguration,” the authors note.
The New York Times
October 08, 2019 Enrollment Management Trends, Student Success
Beginning next September, the ACT exam will allow students to retake select sections to improve their score, providing a “superscore” option that combines their highest scores in each section. Students will also be able to take the ACT online on days that it is administered nationwide, and will receive their scores within 2 business days instead of 2-8 weeks. (Subscription required)
The Hechinger Report
October 02, 2019 Enrollment Management Trends, Value and Affordability
The proportion of middle-class students at colleges and universities has been quietly declining. Reasons cited for non-enrollment include family obligations, planning to take a gap year, not feeling ready to attend, not having a desire to attend, and expenses associated with enrollment, as many middle-class parents increasingly have their own college debt to pay.
The Washington Post
September 24, 2019 Admissions, Enrollment Management Trends
The average SAT scored dropped 9 points for the class of 2019. However, testing participation has increased due to more schools offering the exam during school hours so that it does not have to be taken on a Saturday. Funding for the in-school examinations can come from either the state or school district itself. (Subscription required)
The Hechinger Report
September 19, 2019 Enrollment Management Trends, Student Success
Fewer than one in five students who begin a four year college earn their degree within eight years. As part-time enrollment is forecasted to outpace full-time enrollment through at least 2027, more institutions are offering additional class availability later in the day and extending support and financial aid programs. Many colleges are also in support of a recent campaign to persuade more part-time students to convert to full-time.
New York Times
September 10, 2019 Student Success
Professor Anthony Jack of Harvard’s Graduate School of Education speaks about the hidden stresses and factors that low-income students are often faced with in college. Between working extra jobs, sending money home, and worrying about family, academics are only a part of the puzzle.
Education Dive
September 09, 2019
U.S. News & World Report released their annual college rankings with some major changes from last year. This year, rankings considered social mobility, graduation rates of first-generation students, admit rates for low-income students, study abroad and co-ops/internships opportunities, and first-year experiences.
The Atlantic
September 04, 2019 Enrollment Management Trends
As a former college president, U.S. Senator Ben Sasse offers his perspective regarding what questions a college or university should ask when hiring a president. The questions are framed through the lens of the future of higher education and its students.
Education Dive
August 30, 2019 Enrollment Management Trends
With increasing complexity, enrollment, finances, immigration, and free speech continue to be issues institutions of higher education will need to monitor and respond to.
TAP into
August 27, 2019 Admissions, Enrollment Management Trends
Rutgers-New Brunswick is enrolling its largest and most academically accomplished class to date this fall, with a projected 7,150 first-year and 2,400 transfer students attending. A record number of students applied to one or more Rutgers’ campuses statewide.