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

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. Imagine being able to track lead to enroll rates for channels like Meta and paid search.

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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. in spring 2024.

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Ruffaloni

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Millions of online undergraduate and graduate students may have been undercounted. Because online and graduate students are less committed to starting in the fall. million students), and the undercount grows to 75 percent for fully online students (missing 1.8 million students.)

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Ruffaloni

MARCH 30, 2023

This is valuable information for recruitment and enrollment leaders to consider in informing how to position your institution in marketing materials. Enrollment factors for graduate students In the survey, students are asked to indicate the level of importance they assign to a variety of potential factors in their decision to enroll.

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Ruffaloni

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Their IPEDS snapshot data showcase how many students were enrolled in different types of programs on a given fall semester day. While these are important data, I have previously written that the best data on format preferences reflect enrollment over the full 12-month academic year. Undergraduate In 2022 more than 2.2

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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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Ruffaloni

AUGUST 30, 2023

Student demand continues to shift online The headline findings from this report center around the demand for online learning compared to face-to-face courses, as illustrated by enrollment shifts. While enrollment growth in online programs is less pronounced among traditional-age undergraduates (36% vs. 50.6%

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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. Flexibility is another crucial factor for graduate students.

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Ruffaloni

JANUARY 26, 2023

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. This can all be found when you look at those enrollment differences by instructional format chosen by students.

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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

DECEMBER 15, 2022

In May, we released the inaugural Online Student Recruitment Report presenting findings from our survey of 1,600 prospective online students. “The average marketing spend of more than $1 million documented in Online Program Marketing and Recruitment Practices surprises audiences every time I bring it up.

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EAB

JUNE 8, 2023

Blogs How graduate enrollment leaders are keeping up with changing recruitment expectations 3 trends from EAB and NAGAP’s survey of graduate enrollment leaders In my recent conversations with graduate enrollment leaders, the changing demographics of prospective students has become a frequent topic of interest – and for good reason.

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EAB

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The 3 big bets university presidents and provosts are placing on graduate and adult learner enrollments. Although there have long been peaks and valleys in graduate enrollment year over year, total graduate enrollment has increased across the last decade. University leaders are increasing enrollment goals.

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Ruffaloni

JANUARY 26, 2023

In the last year of that relationship, no enrollment was generated for their fall cohort. How would they proceed with recruiting for these online programs themselves without the internal expertise or staffing, and with very little tuition revenue to make changes? Develop an enrollment-focused marketing strategy.

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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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Top Tier Admissions

JANUARY 27, 2023

Since then, graduate school admissions has changed dramatically. Given the admissions and enrollment trends we track here at Top Tier Admissions, we’re able to gauge how things are changing year over year in admissions. As with many things, Covid threw a wrench in the college and graduate student experience from 2020 to 2023.

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EAB

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Insights from EAB’s new survey of 3,800 graduate and adult learners Earlier this year, our Adult Learner Recruitment team surveyed more than 3,800 current and prospective graduate students and adult learners to learn more about their motivations and expectations when evaluating program options. Ready to find out more?

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BestColleges

JULY 27, 2023

Note Reference [1] Behind the Numbers In this report, we used the following data: For in-person programs, we calculated the average cost of undergraduate application fees from a list of 109 different colleges, including the largest universities in each state, Ivy-Plus universities , and Black Ivy League universities. Prices range widely.

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BestColleges

MAY 9, 2024

The new building will support increased enrollment and support online master of business administration (MBA) programs. Texas A&M will launch an online MBA program this year, which will be mostly asynchronous and is geared toward working professionals.

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BestColleges

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Full-ride scholarships for graduate school may also pay for your living expenses. A Brookings Institution report from 2020 shows that although graduate students make up only 25% of student borrowers, they hold half of the nation's student debt. Check the scholarship website for complete application requirements.

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Blogs Adult learners’ application behavior is changing—here’s how Insights from our new survey of 3,800+ graduate and adult learners As the demographics of prospective graduate students and adult learners change, so do students’ application preferences and behaviors. Here’s what we learned. Here’s what to do next.

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BestColleges

AUGUST 3, 2023

Data Summary Check The college campus with the largest enrollment is Texas A&M University. [1] by total enrollment is Western Governors University, a fully online college. [2] by student enrollment is Texas A&M University. Nearly 75,000 students attend school at the College Station campus.

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Niche

JUNE 8, 2023

Register for the 6/22 webinar discussion Navigating the Survey Prospective graduate students want in-person programs more than online, and it’s the program that matters more than the institution. Even in a post-pandemic world the graduate program search is online.

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BestColleges

AUGUST 21, 2023

Featured Online Programs What Should You Know About the University of Pennsylvania? This research and liberal arts-focused university encompasses four undergraduate and 12 graduate schools. This research and liberal arts-focused university encompasses four undergraduate and 12 graduate schools.

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BestColleges

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Students call campus The Farm: Despite the golf course and the outsized Rodin collection, Stanford students refer to campus as The Farm. Grads earn big salaries: The typical Stanford student earns at least a six-figure salary 10 years after enrolling. First-year undergraduates are required to live on campus.

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BestColleges

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Data Summary Check When faced with factors involving cost, enrollment, and admissions, students rank affordability (53%), student outcomes (39%), and flexibility and accessibility (36%) as the most important factors in deciding on a college. hybrid/online program formats offered) (36%).

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BestColleges

DECEMBER 19, 2023

USC is the larger of the two schools, enrolling about 40,000 students each year. Featured Online Programs 5 Things to Know Before Becoming a Trojan Established in 1880, the University of Southern California (USC) is a private research institution based in Los Angeles that serves over 40,000 students annually.

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BestColleges

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Major universities have adapted their MBA programs to include online offerings, with recent announcements from large schools including the University of Texas at El Paso, which announced its own online program in June. It's not the only small, private university to recently launch an online MBA program.

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BestColleges

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Annual Net Price: $5,068 Acceptance Rate: 89% Total Student Enrollment: 16,426 California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) was founded in 1960 in Carson, California, just south of Los Angeles. The university currently offers over 50 undergraduate majors with programs across five colleges.

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BestColleges

JULY 17, 2023

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees: $3,793 Acceptance Rate: 51% Total Student Enrollment: 19,969 Baruch College is part of the City University of New York system (CUNY) and dates back over a century when it was established as the Free Academy. Featured Online Programs 4. Baruch College Avg. Hunter College Avg.

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BestColleges

DECEMBER 19, 2023

So, ensure you attend an accredited online university. Popular Online Programs Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below. In GuidedPath, students follow the university’s schedule; FlexPath students learn at their own pace.

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BestColleges

AUGUST 25, 2023

All enrollment and acceptance rate data is from 2021, while all tuition data is from 2022-2023. Undergraduate Tuition & Fees: $13,176 (in-state) | $28,540 (out-of-state) Acceptance Rate: 86% Total Student Enrollment: 41,155 UC is home to famous alums like William Howard Taft, Neil Armstrong, and Mike Ulman.

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BestColleges

OCTOBER 4, 2023

See what some of the best colleges in California have to offer, what you'll pay, and the in-demand jobs that await graduates. Featured Online Programs 3 Popular Colleges in Northern California Here we feature three of the most popular colleges in Northern California. In fact, it offers 107 majors and 101 graduate degrees.

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BestColleges

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

million college students — the second highest in the country after California, according to 2020 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). [1] At over 74,000 students, it beats out the next-largest Texas school by more than 20,000 learners. colleges , community colleges, and universities.

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EAB

JANUARY 17, 2023

So, it should come as no surprise that national demand for cybersecurity master’s graduates has risen in response and is expected to grow across the coming decade. However, even though the future looks bright, most cybersecurity programs will continue to fight for student interest and enrollment.

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BestColleges

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Featured Online Programs How to Choose Whether Rice or UT Austin Is Right for You If Rice and UT Austin have made it to the end of your college bracket, the choice comes down to a few key decisions. Some programs at UT Austin outrank those of Rice, including engineering. UT Austin enrolls over 50,000 total students.

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