Idea Lab: Admissions and Enrollment

The traditional practices of student admissions and enrollment are slow to change. But with many colleges missing enrollment goals, institutions are rethinking their approaches, while selective colleges want to do a better – and fairer – job of evaluating candidates.

This collection of articles and essays examines new admissions and enrollment strategies. It includes:

• How high-tech tools like data mining are changing admissions
• Tips to counter ‘summer melt’
• How one university goes to great lengths to win over star applicants
• Why colleges should support admissions officers on the frontlines
• How to persuade admitted students to enroll
• Ways to increase enrollment in a troubled locale
• How a team-based approach to admissions works

Get this new booklet to help you rethink how you admit and enroll students.

Date: September 5, 2018

Pages: 48

Digital File Size: 1.9 MB