In today’s higher education landscape, enrollment teams are being asked to do more with less. Smaller budgets, leaner teams, and rising competition have made efficiency a priority — but not at the expense of meaningful engagement. The challenge: how to scale outreach...
Today’s college-bound students belong to Generation Z, a group raised on smartphones, social media, and seamless digital experiences. To engage them effectively, colleges and universities must meet their expectations for interactivity, personalization, and ease of...
In the evolving world of higher education recruitment and enrollment, colleges and universities can no longer rely on broad messaging and mass marketing tactics. Today’s prospective students expect more. They want to be seen, heard, and understood as individuals—not...
In recent years, colleges and universities have seen a rise in so-called “stealth applicants” — students who apply to institutions without ever officially appearing in the admissions funnel. These applicants never attend events, open marketing emails, or...
As National College Decision Day on May 1 approaches, colleges and universities are making their final push to convert admitted students and influence last-minute decisions. But in a landscape saturated with generic emails and printed brochures, traditional outreach...
Recent survey data from EAB shows a huge increase in the influence parents carry with prospective student enrollment choices. Among first year students surveyed in 2022, 48% reported parental influence among their top 5 sources of enrollment information – that’s up...
