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Colleges With the Largest Enrollments, Fall 2017

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.

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Report: ‘Hypercompetitive’ higher ed market will limit revenue growth

Report: ‘Hypercompetitive’ higher ed market will limit revenue growth

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.

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Colleges are using big data to track students in an effort to boost graduation rates, but it comes at a cost

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.

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Don’t Call Them Test Companies: How the College Board and ACT Have Shifted Focus

Don’t Call Them Test Companies: How the College Board and ACT Have Shifted Focus

EdSurge

July 31, 2019 Enrollment Management Trends, Student Success

As many institutions are moving away from reliance on standardized test scores in the admissions process, the College Board and ACT are shifting to a more holistic approach to assess student’s academic capabilities. College Board is testing a new advisory tool called the Environmental Context Dashboard, while ACT is also providing new tools, including a test of socio-emotional skills called the ACT Holistic Framework.

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Twitter poll: Cost is top factor when choosing a college

USA Today

July 30, 2019   Value and Affordability

In a recent Twitter poll run by USA Today, 45% of 41,025 participants claimed cost is their primary consideration when choosing a college or university. Cost consciousness, however, is not the same as being able to afford the price of school. Another Twitter poll concluded that while 42% of future enrollees’ families were planning to use income and savings to fund their child’s education, the remainder planned to rely on a  mix of loans, scholarships, and credit cards to cover costs.

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The new low-income big borrower of student loans

The new low-income big borrower of student loans

The Hechinger Report

July 22, 2019 Enrollment Management Trends, Value and Affordability

As national student debt continues to climb, more than 10% of new borrowers regularly default as they leave post-secondary education. More than 60% of those in default have small loans of less than $10,000. In recent years, however, there’s been a surge in the number of students utilizing big loans to finance their education, with 17% leaving school with more than $50,000 of federal student loan debt. With this growth, scholars are identifying new types of big borrowers: lower-income adults and parents.

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Report: Growth in graduates’ starting salaries stays stagnant in 2018

Education Dive

July 18, 2019   Student Success

Graduates who earned bachelor’s degrees in 2018 received an average starting salary of $51,000, only marginally higher than 2017 graduates. Research from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) shows there has been little growth in average starting salaries since 2015.

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Making the FAFSA Mandatory

Making the FAFSA Mandatory

Inside Higher Ed

July 10, 2019 Enrollment Management Trends, Student Success, Value and Affordability

In an effort to boost the number of students receiving financial support for college, Texas will soon become the second state to require high school seniors to complete the FAFSA prior to graduation. Completing the FAFSA is a leading indicator of college enrollment, with ample evidence that more financial aid is associated with college completion outcomes.

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Report: Size and resources will determine colleges’ success in the next 10 years

Education Dive

July 09, 2019   Enrollment Management Trends

A new report from S&P Global explains that colleges with more resources and brand recognition have had an easier time navigating the increasingly competitive higher education landscape. Complementary findings in a report from the National Bureau of Economic Research found a decrease in state funding has a bigger negative impact on non-research-oriented public universities.

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What Would Change With Test-Only Admissions?

What Would Change With Test-Only Admissions?

Inside Higher Ed

June 24, 2019 Admissions, Enrollment Management Trends

Georgetown University recently conducted a thought experiment to determine what would happen if college admission relied only on SAT and ACT scores. They found the use of test scores alone would result in a significantly different student body than is admitted now, challenging some ideas about affirmative action and college admissions.

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