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Enrollment Management 101 - A Primer for HS Counselors
WACAC 2014
EM: Some Definitions
• “Enrollment Management is a process that brings together often disparate functions having to do with recruiting, funding, tracking, retaining, and replacing students as they move toward, within and away from the University.”
- Boston College’s Bridge Magazine- Jack Maguire, 1976
EM: Some Definitions
• EM is a complex set of concepts and processes that enables fulfillment of institutional mission and students’ educational goals by:– Establishing clear goals for the number and types of students– Promoting academic success by improving student access, transition,
persistence, and graduation– Determining, achieving, and maintaining optimum enrollment– Generating added net revenue – Enabling effective financial planning– Creating a data-rich environment to inform decisions and evaluate
strategies» Bob Bontrager, College & University Journal, Winter 2004
Evolution of SEM: 1980’s
• Emerged in response to declining demographics
• Research & theories about why students leave or stay (retention)
• Greater sensitivity to marketing higher education
Evolution of SEM: 1990’s
• Emphasis on integrating financial aid, pricing and net revenue planning
• Explosion of information technology
• Increased competition, rankings, and a more “consumer-oriented” marketplace
Evolution of SEM: Today
• Increased accountability – public scrutiny and legal challenges
• Constrained resources
• Economic Uncertainty
Enrollment Management Planning
Institutional Priorities
Enrollment Objectives
Recruitment Strategies
Selection Strategies
Financial Aid Strategies
Institutional Priorities
• Strategic Plans– Who Universities think they are– What they want to become– Long range vision, often driven by Trustees,
Presidents, Legislatures– Often characterized by market research, extensive
data collection, budget realities, leadership changes
Enrollment Objectives
• Help “interpret” the lofty goals and objectives of the strategic plan
• Provide an institution with measurable outcomes
• Usually look 3 – 5 years ahead – aspirational in nature
• Include benchmarks, environmental scanning, data and should be grounded in the institution’s mission
Enrollment Management Planning
Institutional Priorities
Enrollment Objectives
Recruitment Strategies
Selection Strategies
Financial Aid Strategies
University of La Verne• Private, Foothills of Southern California• 2,800 UG’s• 45 majors• 18 sports• Regional &
International• 9,000 + applications• 590 Freshman
Past Presidents of the University of La Verne
University of La VerneNew Leadership
Devorah Lieberman, Ph.D.President
Luis FauraChairman of the Board
University of La VerneCore Values since 1891
Ethical Reasoning
Lifelong Learning
Diversity & Inclusivity
Community & Civic Engagement
University of La Verne
Category 2008 2013 ChangeCategory 2008 2013 Change
UG’s 1,450 2,722 +87%
Category 2008 2013 Change
UG’s 1,450 2,722 +87%
Average SAT 990 1055 +65 points
Category 2008 2013 Change
UG’s 1,450 2,722 +87%
Average SAT 990 1055 +65 points
Average GPA 3.35 3.52 +.17 points
Category 2008 2013 Change
UG’s 1,450 2,722 +87%
Average SAT 990 1055 +65 points
Average GPA 3.35 3.52 +.17 points
Financial Aid $17,163,069 $35,743,647 +108%
Category 2008 2013 Change
UG’s 1,450 2,722 +87%
Average SAT 990 1055 +65 points
Average GPA 3.35 3.52 +.17 points
Financial Aid $17,163,069 $35,743,647 +108%
Total headcount 7,530 8,375 +11%
Category 2008 2013 Change
UG’s 1,450 2,722 +87%
Average SAT 990 1055 +65 points
Average GPA 3.35 3.52 +.17 points
Financial Aid $17,163,069 $35,743,647 +108%
Total headcount 7,530 8,375 +11%
Full time Faculty 194 228 +17%
Category 2008 2013 Change
UG’s 1,450 2,722 +87%
Average SAT 990 1055 +65 points
Average GPA 3.35 3.52 +.17 points
Financial Aid $17,163,069 $35,743,647 +108%
Total headcount 7,530 8,375 +11%
Full time Faculty 194 228 +17%
Budget $117 million $176 million +83%
Category 2008 2013 Change
UG’s 1,450 2,722 +87%
Average SAT 990 1055 +65 points
Average GPA 3.35 3.52 +.17 points
Financial Aid $17,163,069 $35,743,647 +108%
Total headcount 7,530 8,375 +11%
Full time Faculty 194 228 +17%
Budget $117 million $176 million +83%
Diversity underrepresented students
41% 47% +6%
Category 2008 2013 Change
UG’s 1,450 2,722 +87%
Average SAT 990 1055 +65 points
Average GPA 3.35 3.52 +.17 points
Financial Aid $17,163,069 $35,743,647 +108%
Total headcount 7,530 8,375 +11%
Full time Faculty 194 228 +17%
Budget $117 million $176 million +83%
Diversity underrepresented students
41% 47% +6%
Parking Spots 950 1,725 +82%
University of San Diego
• Private, Catholic University in San Diego
• 5600 UG’s• 42 majors• All 50 states & 66
countries• 15,000+ applications• 1238 freshman class
Strategic Goals Meets Enrollment Planning
• The University will attract, retain, and support highly qualified, diverse students– We set goals for the academic profile of our entering students
(gpa/SAT scores/rankings)– We set goals for the ethnic diversity of our class
• The University will strengthen its global connections….– We set goals for the # of international students
• The University will promote its Catholic character….– We set goals for the percentage of Catholic students
Recruitment Strategies
• Who do we search?• Where do we go?• Campus visitors and guests
– Fly-in’s
Selection Strategies
• Academic• Diversity• Need blind• Geographic• Legacy
Financial Strategies
• Packaging for attendance• Offering too little or over award
Summary and Questions