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.
Chronicle of Higher Education
August 18, 2019 Enrollment Management Trends
Since it hit its peak in 2010, black student enrollment has declined more than 13 percent. Several factors have led to this decline, including the closure of for-profit colleges as well as lower unemployment rates. Colleges are exploring ways to increase black and minority enrollment through partnerships, college application sessions, text messages, and summer programs. SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED
Chronicle of Higher Education
August 18, 2019 Enrollment Management Trends
Data indicating the size of U.S. institutions and enrollment in fall 2017 has been released. Institutions with enrollments that were above average for their sector and classification were ranked by size. Subscription required.
Education Dive
August 14, 2019 Enrollment Management Trends
While the number of high school graduates rose by 15% in the early 2000’s, only 5% growth is expected between 2012-13 and 2027-28. The potential for an economic slow down could boost post-secondary enrollment, but it stands to hurt institutions’ balance sheet reserves, endowment returns and fundraising efforts.
The Hechinger Report
August 06, 2019 Student Success
According to the National Student Clearinghouse, only about half of students who start college actually earn degrees. To address this problem, an estimated 1,400 colleges and universities are turning to predictive analytics to find trends and patterns to reshape the college experience for students and put them on a narrow, data-driven path to earn a diploma. Monitoring students in this way, however, has both benefits and costs.