Chronicle of Higher Education
February 13, 2019 Enrollment Management Trends, Value and Affordability
Instagram users with large followings attract brands who wish to promote their products or services to their audiences. A select few influencers have partnered with U.S. Department of Education to post about the importance of completing the FAFSA with the hashtag #ButFirstFAFSA. Influencers are sharing their inspiring stories about attending college and the benefits of federal aid.
Education Dive
February 13, 2019 Enrollment Management Trends, Research
Accepted methods of measuring whether colleges and universities are providing access to low-income students don’t consider the unequal income distributions among the regions from which the institutions traditionally draw. Institutions in the tri-state area, for example, draw from in-state pools of students with higher income distributions compared to those in other areas of the country.
Wall Street Journal
January 26, 2019 Admissions, Enrollment Management Trends
Some colleges and universities, in an effort to sort through a growing number of applications, are beginning to track prospective student’s online interactions with the institution via web pages and emails and considering these engagements as a factor in the admissions process. (Subscription required)
The Hechinger Report
January 16, 2019 Admissions, Enrollment Management Trends
As admissions officers in higher education begin to review applications for the Class of 2023, discussions of what it means to admit a highly diverse student body continue. Priorities and consideration for what diversity in admissions has meant in the past and what it will mean in the future remain in question, and pose unique challenges.
Education Dive
January 07, 2019 Enrollment Management Trends
In the new year, colleges are faced with pressures including – but not limited to – financing, enrollment, and ensuring student success. This article highlights trends for college and university leadership to focus on as potential areas for opportunity.
American Talent Initiative
December 17, 2018 Enrollment Management Trends
Inside Higher Ed
November 13, 2018 Enrollment Management Trends
The enrollment of international students at colleges and universities in the United States fell by about 6.6% in the 2017-2018 academic year. The decrease in enrollment is consistent across all levels of students (i.e. undergraduate and graduate students). Several factors contribute to this decline including social and political factors that have influenced countries who have historically sent students to the United States.
Education Dive
November 05, 2018 Enrollment Management Trends
Colleges and universities continue to rely heavily on various digital solutions to inform decision-making. However, the use of technology is not enough, and must be paired with a commitment to analytics and data-driven decision making. This commitment begins with establishing buy-in across the institution and ensuring data collected is accurate, usable, and consistent.
Inside Higher Ed
November 05, 2018 Enrollment Management Trends, Value and Affordability
Campus leaders and state policy makers regularly need to decide how to balance awarding need-based aid and merit aid to prospective students. New data suggests that at the state level, the amount of funding for need-based aid is growing. To put it in dollar terms, states allocated $233 million more in need-based grants in 2016-17 than they did the previous year, and just $18 million in additional non-need-based grants. Another area of state financial aid policy that has been drawing attention is the question of whether states are shifting support toward students who attend public universities and away from those at private colleges.
USA Today
October 03, 2018 Enrollment Management Trends
USA Today reports that today’s undergraduate students are comprised of nearly 74% non-traditional students, which is often classified as students over the age of 25. With the rise of automation and artificial intelligence continues to change or replace jobs that require less formal education, the future of work demands a higher-educated workforce. As such, many are enrolling in post-secondary institutions.