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18 strategies to combat melt this year

While summer melt has always been a critical concern for enrollment managers, this summer presents unique challenges that…
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Students are engaging earlier. Enrollment strategies should follow.

New data show students are engaging with colleges earlier in high school. Learn what this shift means for…
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A day in the life of a prospective college student using AI in their search

AI is reshaping college search. Discover how students use AI to compare schools, costs, and fit—and what it…
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What enrollment leaders can learn from Alabama’s statewide direct admissions program

Find out how Alabama’s Direct Admissions Initiative, powered by EAB’s Match, delivered $5.1B in scholarships and reshaped statewide…
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Latest Posts From This Blog

  • High school counselors need support. Here’s how universities can help.

    That perception came through clearly in EAB’s most recent high school guidance counselor survey. Following our 2020 survey where we learned how dramatically COVID-19 had impacted counselors’ work and the students they support, this year we checked in to see what had changed.

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  • 2 changes to your admissions policies that can increase access and enrollment

    The anger and frustration about entrenched racism and the systems that support it require that we take a different approach to fulfilling our nation’s promises of a better future. One of these is access to college and the many benefits that accrue to those who earn undergraduate degrees. Here are a few recommendations from the NACAC/NASFAA report and our EAB experts that can help colleges and universities improve access and grow enrollment among Black students and across the board.

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  • 3 ways to engage admitted students on social media

    As colleges grow their applicant pools, it can be harder for admissions teams to remain responsive to incoming students and their parents. Social media can be a low-resource tool for solving the problem.

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  • 3 strategies to successfully recruit and enroll underrepresented students

    Closing the opportunity gap for students from first-generation, lower-income, BIPOC, and other underrepresented identities has been at the heart of College Greenlight’s mission since 2011. We have partnered with more than 1,500 college access organizations and schools that collectively serve 750,000 students each year.

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  • Two emerging recruitment tactics that can improve the shape of your class

    Many enrollment leaders don’t grapple with this problem until after applications start rolling in, when numbers become stark. But shaping doesn’t start with applications – it starts with recruitment. Here are two emerging recruitment tactics you can leverage to help fill your enrollment gaps.

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  • 4 ways to strengthen your hybrid recruitment strategy

    As the world begins to reopen, travel guidelines become more diverse, and student preferences become more varied, the tactics you use to connect with students need to match that variation. Here are a few tips to help you strengthen your hybrid recruitment strategy.

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  • Here’s how to make your college website more accessible

    If prospective students can’t access your school’s website, they’re not going to inquire or apply.

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  • Are you using the right mix of channels to reach your next class?

    College-bound students are using an ever-expanding range of digital channels to research and engage with schools they’re considering. The emerging challenge for enrollment leaders is understanding how to connect with students within this increasingly complicated landscape.

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  • 4 ways your search marketing needs to evolve

    Here are four strategies enrollment leaders can adapt to evolve their search marketing and improve performance across the funnel.

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