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The enrollment game has changed. What still works?

Explore 14 proven enrollment strategies to strengthen student recruitment, adapt to changing behaviors, improve yield, and compete in…
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See how far students travel for college, where reach-market enrollment is growing, and what these trends mean for…
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How to turn parents into stronger recruitment allies

Explore EAB’s 2026 parent survey to learn how cost, financial aid, student well-being, and parent involvement influence the…
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What's changed after the new FAFSA? One enrollment leader's biggest lessons

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  • Ask these 3 questions before expanding your CRM-based marketing

    There are many ways enrollment leaders can leverage the power of their CRM for recruitment communications. Modern CRMs are immensely dynamic, and they offer a plethora of opportunities to streamline processes and automate communication where appropriate. But deciding when and how to leverage your CRM is not always a straightforward proposition.

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  • 3 tips to craft an enticing college profile page

    College search platforms like Cappex and Naviance are primary college research tools among Gen Z. In 2021, PowerSchool’s annual Naviance student survey found that 62% of Naviance students ranked the platform as their top resource for researching colleges. Optimizing your content on these platforms can have a strong impact on your recruitment goals, regardless of your size, location, or academic offerings. For many students, your college profile page is the first interaction they’ll have with you – so you need to make it count.

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  • How Admissions Teams Should Navigate the Staffing Crisis

    Research shows enrollment teams are experiencing unprecedented staffing challenges. Learn how enrollment teams are navigating the admissions staffing crisis.

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  • 3 ways the pandemic has changed Gen Z's college search behavior

    EAB's latest report on our New College Freshman survey sheds light on the ways that Gen Z’s college search behavior has changed due to the pandemic.

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  • Why Colleges Use Data Analytics to Inform Financial Aid Strategy

    Through a process known as “financial aid optimization” (or FAO), colleges work to provide a viable path to and through higher education for students from all backgrounds and economic circumstances while balancing that effort against the challenge of maintaining their own financial viability.

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  • Best Practices for Virtual Events

    As a former admissions counselor, I can attest that the rapid transition to virtual recruitment was anything but easy. Seemingly overnight, the pandemic forced us to convert decades’ worth of tried-and-true recruitment tactics into digital alternatives. Schools have seen varying degrees of success with their efforts, but one thing is for certain – virtual events are here to stay.

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  • 6 proven ways to boost your college enrollment

    From our extensive testing, we've identified six tried-and-true college enrollment best practices proven to work.

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  • Campus communication onboarding guide for new students

    Effective institutional onboarding communication with new students is extremely challenging. However, if it’s done in a strategic manner, with the right timing, and includes all entities involved in the onboarding process, it can be one of the most powerful tools for student retention and persistence for incoming students at your institution.

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  • Tips for yielding first-generation and lower-income students

    In this era of expanded test-optional policies, college application behaviors are more varied, making deposit decisions even less predictable for enrollment leaders.

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