Blogs
Experts discuss: Implications of the NACAC vote
This week, two of EAB’s foremost enrollment-management experts and a distinguished enrollment leader from one of our partner colleges met to discuss the recent changes to NACAC’s Code of Ethics and Professional Practices (CEPP). We shared the conversation with the broader enrollment community through a live webcast. Key issues covered in the conversation included: Whether […]
Expert Insight
6 common shortcomings of pricing and aid webpages—and how to fix them
In the age of price-sensitive online shoppers, college websites are the first resource for most applicants seeking financial aid information. Nevertheless, many financial aid webpages bury cost of attendance and scholarship opportunities deep in a series of clicks and financial aid jargon. Confused or frustrated, students may take their college search elsewhere as a result. Reclaim these lost students by tailoring web content to the way today’s college searchers are looking for affordability answers.
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The State of the Enrollment Office: 2019
Findings from EAB’s 2019 Enrollment Operations Benchmarking Survey now available A common feature of high-performing enrollment teams is the close attention they pay to the practice of their peers. Are they spending more than other schools to land their freshman class? Should they have a more direct line to their institution’s president? How do their […]
Case Study
Reach students in rural areas by leveraging local alumni
Learn how one UNCC alum worked with admissions to help fund a visit program for prospective college students at his former rural high school.
Case Study
Help rural students find the school that fits
The Peach State Tour allows prospective college students to compare several in-state options by bringing three top Georgia schools to them every year.
Blogs
2019’s higher ed scandal: a problem with admissions or a problem with prestige?
Kent Barnds, EVP of external relations at Augustana College, shares important implications from the college admissions scandal in our interview.
Expert Insight
2 ways to jumpstart (or improve) your rural outreach efforts
We identified two tactics colleges and universities can use to start or augment their rural student strategy without investing significant resources.
Expert Insight
3 challenges in building rural relationships (and how to overcome them)
We've outlined three problems—and solutions—for college and university enrollment teams wanting to recruit more rural students.
Expert Insight
How to find high-achieving rural students outside your normal pipeline
To identify rural students with the skills to succeed in higher education, enrollment leaders should to consider Career and Technical Student Organizations.
Blogs
Yes, even elite schools should be concerned about declining student populations
Demand for higher education is predicted to plummet sharply starting in 2026. But for selective institutions, our Enrollment Management Forum’s analysis of Nathan Grawe’s Higher Education Demand Index shows mixed messages. The big-picture view shows a bleak overall outlook for undergraduate enrollment, with a silver lining for the most selective institutions. But a closer look […]