Ruffaloni

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

million additional undergraduates were pushed into all online (or for many “emergency remote”) courses in fall 2020, only 2.5 million undergraduates made the decision to enroll in all face-to-face (F2F) classroom students in 2021, after 5.9 million fewer all online students in 2021 in comparison with only 1.8 percent per year).

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Ruffaloni

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

How can you navigate the trends in graduate enrollment? I recently developed a new data-driven presentation called “How to Win in the Graduate Market” that seeks to first lay out the state of the market and then talk through a list of 20 things that enrollment leaders need to be sure are happening in order to align with student expectations.

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Ruffaloni

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Department of Education has finally released its first look into the 2022-2023 academic year. Their IPEDS snapshot data showcase how many students were enrolled in different types of programs on a given fall semester day. What do the new data mean for institutions that have pivoted quickly to expand their online offerings?

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Ruffaloni

JANUARY 26, 2023

Snapshot Data are used by almost everyone in higher education to help understand trends and dynamics. While the November blog indicated that Snapshot Data undercounted total enrollment by nearly 6 million students in 2019 (the last pre-pandemic year), I didn’t go too far into where these missing students were hidden.

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Ruffaloni

JANUARY 25, 2024

Traditional undergraduate challenges remain National Student Clearinghouse 2023 fall enrollment data indicate that undergraduate enrollment grew for the first time in several years (+2.1%), but nearly all growth was driven by community colleges (+4.6%) offering dual enrollment courses. Source: IPEDS degree conferral data.

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Ruffaloni

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Over the course of the last 12 months, we published two groundbreaking reports focused on online education. In May, we released the inaugural Online Student Recruitment Report presenting findings from our survey of 1,600 prospective online students. Online Students Reward Timely Service. Here’s what they said: 1.

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Ruffaloni

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

In my last blog, Creating an Environment for Success , I shared strategies that enrollment leaders should employ to effectively manage their teams while meeting the challenges brought by declining student enrollment. Multiple specialized units (graduate, undergraduate, online, accelerated, adult, etc.)

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Ruffaloni

APRIL 22, 2024

This year’s agenda is set and it full to the brim with sessions that will engage you, inform you, and prepare you to go back to your campus and affect change and advance enrollment. The stress and anxiety of the college anticipation don’t end with enrollment.

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Ruffaloni

JULY 11, 2024

Your competition is investing in SEO In a recent poll of higher education professionals, 39 percent said they worked on SEO within the last month, meaning your competition is working to improve their visibility and web ranking. Let’s set up a time to talk. Contact us 4.

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Ruffaloni

JUNE 28, 2023

What is the long term impact of the pandemic on graduate enrollment? I wanted to hold off providing an answer until we have the 2021 academic year data, knowing that the real answer will only come with a few more years of enrollment trend data. Source: RNL Analysis of IPEDS Fall Enrollment Snapshot data.

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Ruffaloni

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Having focused on the returning adult student for more than 20 years, I have often thought that 12-month (academic year) unduplicated headcount data better portray adult student participation in higher education than the fall snapshot data that is commonly used to understand of the “shape” of the market. What the data show. million students.)

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Ruffaloni

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Picture this…Sally Smith is a professional in a specialized career and wishes to continue her education. Through a search (and some magic algorithmics) she has found the perfect niche program at ABC University and requests more information. So, how do we meet these students, like Sally, where they are? Meet RNL Enable.

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Ruffaloni

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Are your online courses optimized for the way students learn? Student expectations are key for online enrollment. While increased demand for online learning has driven enrollment growth, simply having an online program may not be enough to attract and retain students.

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Ruffaloni

MAY 24, 2023

Given the expected and continuing shortfalls in traditional undergraduate enrollment, institutions continue to pivot to the graduate populations to replace the lost revenue from the declines of the traditional student enrollment. Do institutions need to invest more in graduate education? This reality was not surprising.

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Ruffaloni

OCTOBER 27, 2022

RNL’s new survey of more than 100 institutional marketing and recruitment leaders confirms that significant investments have been made in building and promoting online programs since the pandemic began. Read the report for more information about the availability of online programs by level and how they are expanding their offerings.

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Ruffaloni

AUGUST 28, 2024

Over the last few years, RNL has reported that the online education market is in the midst of a generational transition. Today, all but 24 percent of online students are within this new demographic. These factors make the development of target personas for each online program critical.

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Niche

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

It’s no secret … you know better than anyone that the past few years for higher ed enrollment have been rough as institutions continue searching for ways to improve affordability and boost student enrollment. But the truth is, college enrollment has been declining since 2010 and has continued to fall since the start of the pandemic.

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Ruffaloni

MAY 24, 2023

“Choosing to only offer classroom bachelor’s programs will not force students seeking online study to choose between an online program and your classroom program. She has a way of enunciating the case for online education with the clarity and simplicity that makes people listen.

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Ruffaloni

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Phil Hill : A big part of writing both the blog on the 2019-20 data and the 2020-21 data blog (on the need to focus on 12-month unduplicated enrollment rather than fall snapshot) was to point out how much we’ve needed this type of data. Read the 2022 Online Program Marketing Practices Report.

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Ruffaloni

AUGUST 30, 2023

Every year, I look forward to the release of the Changing Landscape of Online Education (CHLOE) report from QM and Eduventures, which shares results from a national survey of chief online officers (COOs) across higher education. for adult undergraduates and 50.6% for graduate students), this figure is still striking.

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BestColleges

APRIL 7, 2023

Online program managers coordinate and run online degree programs for many colleges and universities. It's unclear, however, how pervasive these companies are in higher education. OPMs have become a hot topic in higher education policy circles, but for the uninitiated, it can be hard to understand why.

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Ruffaloni

MARCH 31, 2023

Every bit of data we can lay our hands on indicates that online education remains the part of the higher education market with the most untapped potential. This becomes particularly important as we see the online education market becoming an increasingly local one.

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Ruffaloni

MARCH 28, 2024

The key challenge for many schools has been not just a lack of bandwidth, but also not having the in-house expertise needed to create, manage, market for, recruit, and enroll students in online programs. leads, marketing materials/creative, online web presence for the online programs, revenue, etc.)

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BestColleges

JULY 26, 2023

Online programs at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) offer the same sense of community and purpose as on-campus programs but with greater flexibility to earn a degree on your schedule. million online students — almost 15% of all U.S. postsecondary learners — online degrees are widely accepted.

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Ruffaloni

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

As the landscape of higher education continues to evolve, institutions are faced with the challenge of distinguishing their programs from others. New RNL research shows that graduate enrollment is normalizing , with a significant shift towards online education. different programs, years of study, and backgrounds).

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Ruffaloni

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Josh Kim , who has led institutional efforts at Dartmouth College to develop an online education strategy, and writes regularly on all thing related to online education (and more) in his Academic Innovation blog on Inside Higher Education. led institutional recruitment and enrollment operations.

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Ruffaloni

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

In an era where the cost of higher education is steadily rising, prospective students and their families often grapple with the question of whether a college education is truly worth the investment. However, not all families think it is a worthwhile investment in their students’ future.

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Ruffaloni

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Top strengths rated for online learners Importance Satisfaction Registration for online courses is convenient. 89% 81% My program advisor is accessible by telephone and email. 88% 80% Adequate online library resources are provided. 93% 83% Billing and payment procedures are convenient for me.

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Enrollment Management

AUGUST 29, 2023

20% Increase in Online Program Leads 50% Increase in Invitations to Apply $0 Increase in Marketing Budget Utah State University Founded in 1888, USU is a public land-grant research university with over 27,000 students in both undergraduate and graduate programs.

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Ruffaloni

AUGUST 7, 2023

I begin with this story because it is not unlike some of the thought processes and scenarios institutions face today—placing all their educational eggs in one basket. Thankfully, online education was becoming available, and I jumped at the opportunity to further my education with the flexibility I needed.

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BestColleges

APRIL 18, 2023

Types of Online Accelerated Psychology Degrees As an online learner, you can access psychology degrees at all levels, including associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral programs. Accelerated Online Psychology Ph.D. Programs An accelerated online psychology Ph.D. can take as few as three years.

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Ivy Central

APRIL 20, 2023

However, in recent years, the university has expanded its programs to include leadership and entrepreneurship programs and programs focused on the arts. Most of the Brown Pre-College Program courses are not for credit. All students who successfully complete their online course receive a Certificate of Completion.

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AdmissionSight

JANUARY 18, 2025

But what exactly is online high school, and how is it better than a traditional, brick-and-mortar public or private school? In this guide, well discuss the benefits of online high schools, how they work, and why they can be a great choice if you want to take control of your education. What Is Online High School?

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BestColleges

JUNE 17, 2024

Enrollment in primarily online institutions (POIs) and multistate college programs rose 3.8% Online enrollments are increasing overall, but gains vary by degree level. Distance education graduate schools saw the biggest increase in spring 2024. million students enrolled at U.S. of all enrollments.

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EAB

MAY 30, 2023

Blogs How dual enrollment can combat enrollment declines Innovative tips to build and sustain dual enrollment momentum This story was originally published in the League for Innovation’s Innovatus Magazine (March 2023). Since 2020, enrollment at community colleges has declined 5.4 percent overall.

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Ruffaloni

JUNE 28, 2023

In other recent blogs , I have alluded to the fact that enrollment trend data may be indicating a slowdown (but not decline) at the graduate level. We also know that more institutions are launching online programs than ever before, creating more “supply” with which long-standing providers will have to compete.

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Enrollment Management

AUGUST 29, 2023

132% Improvement in Overall Enrollment 617% Increase in Paid Search Leads 154% Increase in Website Lead Conversion Valley College Valley College is a multi-campus school that offers career education at 5 physical campuses throughout West Virginia and Ohio as well as Online programs.

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