BestColleges

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Data Summary Check Hispanic and Latino/a undergraduate students made up 17.5% of the total student undergraduate population in 2022. [1] 1] Check There were roughly 282,940 Hispanic and Latino/a graduate students, and they made up around 9% of the total graduate student population.

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The Enrollment Marketer

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

I’ve been going to the annual NAGAP conference for more than a decade, and it’s definitely my favorite higher education industry event. Each year I look forward to the networking and educational workshops on graduate enrollment marketing — and, of course, having fun and building relationships with our clients who attend the conference.

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BestColleges

APRIL 4, 2023

Graduate student employees at the University of Michigan (U-M) went on strike at the end of March, demanding better wages, healthcare benefits, and working environments. Now, the university is suing them in the latest labor dispute to rock higher education.

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EAB

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Blogs 4 takeaways from marketing to graduate students in 2023—and predictions for 2024 Insights from a former higher ed CMO I recently returned from the Windy City, where I attended the American Marketing Association ’s (AMA) annual higher ed symposium. by growing lifelong learning offerings. Here’s what they shared.

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Heller Admissions Blog

APRIL 20, 2023

However, please be reminded this is what worked for me and everyone’s journey into higher education is different. I mean, what can I say, I was working off momentum and under my own philosophy that if I do it all now I won’t have to do it later.

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Ruffaloni

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Graduate students are more likely to enroll at the program that admits them first. In today’s rapidly evolving higher education landscape, university leaders must recognize the pivotal role of efficient admissions processes in securing and maintaining competitive advantage. Which technologies should you leverage?

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Ruffaloni

APRIL 22, 2024

Discover groundbreaking strategies, gleaned from real student perspectives, to tailor the college planning experience. Unveil the keys to student engagement in this thrilling journey to revolutionize how we guide students through higher education decisions, meeting them where they are.

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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. The fall enrollment snapshot that we have relied on is undercounting online student by 75 percent among undergraduates and 44 percent among graduate students.

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Ruffaloni

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Student feedback is essential for optimizing your marketing efforts. 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.

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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. Should you choose to work on SEO, you can circumvent that and see significant gains.

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Ruffaloni

JUNE 28, 2023

Social listening for higher education can give individuals, teams, programs, and entire institutions an advantage in multiple ways. In higher education, marketers are often monitoring industries and the economy in general, in addition to their own competitors. How do you know if you’re doing it right?

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Ruffaloni

MAY 11, 2023

Learn more and order The third edition of Strategic Enrollment Planning: A Dynamic Collaboration provides a roadmap for navigating the shifting higher education terrain. Chapter 1 sets the historical stage for higher education, exploring major trends and considering the future. What’s in the new book edition?

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Ruffaloni

AUGUST 30, 2023

Regardless of the common misperception that prospective graduate students do not click on digital ads, they do click, and therefore digital lead generation really does work. I wrote on just this topic in RNL’s recently released RNL 2023 Graduate Student Recruitment Report. The answer?

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Ruffaloni

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

This may sound simple, but higher education—and in particular graduate education—has been guilty of ignoring market trends and expectations, and then applying engagement and communication strategies that fit the academic environment rather than the needs and demands of prospective students. Schedule consultation.

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Ruffaloni

OCTOBER 26, 2023

As I travel around the country talking to institutional leaders, I have realized that something has really shifted in higher education. But then “Mega Universities” and other clever, resourceful institutions began to see these adult and graduate students as the primary audience.

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Ruffaloni

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Programs need to serve students whose expectations have changed dramatically. Earlier this month, the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) released their annual “Graduate Enrollment and Degrees 2012-2022” report. The headline in Inside Higher Education was that graduate enrollment contracted by 4.7

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Ruffaloni

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

In an Inside Higher Education story one of the authors positioned this discrepancy as one of the effects of the strong job market. Enrollment leaders can check if they are meeting these expectations by reading our 2023 Graduate Student Recruitment Report. But should enrollment leaders be concerned?

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BestColleges

JUNE 11, 2024

OpenAI recently launched ChatGPT Edu, a customizable AI tool designed specifically for higher education. Despite concerns about data privacy , inherent bias, cheating, and plagiarism, higher education has begun embracing artificial intelligence (AI), including tools such as ChatGPT.

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Ruffaloni

APRIL 13, 2023

The increasing selectivity has meant that Villanova was competing for a different type of student than it previously did, and so its applicants were also being recruited by Ivy League institutions and other nationally ranked universities. To improve yield, Villanova developed personalized videos for its undergraduate and graduate students.

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BestColleges

JULY 18, 2024

Now, higher education institutions like Ivy Plus schools and some public universities are slowly embracing standardized testing again. These students were also 15 times more likely to score 1500-plus on the SAT. A 2023 BestColleges survey also found that most students would prefer test-optional admissions for colleges.

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BestColleges

AUGUST 14, 2023

The 32 majors proposed to be discontinued in recommendations from the Office of the Provost include 12 undergraduate majors and 20 graduate-level majors, according to a press release last week. State funding for higher education decreased by 24% between the 2013 and 2024 fiscal years in West Virginia, to the tune of $146.2

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BestColleges

JANUARY 19, 2024

This is the first higher education institution OpenAI has collaborated with. A BestColleges survey found that 43% of college students have used ChatGPT or a similar AI application, and 61% think AI tools like ChatGPT will become the new normal.

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BestColleges

MAY 31, 2024

McInnis started at Yale in 1989 as a graduate student in the History of Art department and graduated with her Ph.D. The current president, Peter Salovey, announced last year he would step down after the 2023-24 academic year to return to a faculty position at the university. McInnis starts the next day.

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Ruffaloni

JANUARY 18, 2024

Professionally, you may have set a goal to better understand the markets (students) your college or university serves, how those markets are changing, and what new markets that may be available to you. Is your core market(s) experiencing shift if population composition by race/ethnicity? Are the demographics changing in adjacent markets?

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BestColleges

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The college is accessible to Pell-eligible or undocumented students and will allow them to graduate without debt and without paying out-of-pocket costs. Students who complete the associate degree can go on to earn a bachelor's degree from the university for less than $10,000.

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BestColleges

JUNE 17, 2024

This growth shows the importance of distance learning for higher education institutions. million students enrolled at U.S. million students enrolled in a POI or multistate program. The number of online graduate students rose sharply during the spring 2024 semester, especially compared to the two years prior.

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BestColleges

MAY 2, 2024

"For more than a decade, hundreds of thousands of hopeful students borrowed billions to attend the Art Institutes and got little but lies in return. We must continue to protect borrowers from predatory institutions — and work toward a higher education system that is affordable to students and taxpayers."

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The Enrollment Marketer

OCTOBER 23, 2024

There’s a new normal for higher education institutions across the country: a disruptive financial climate combined with ever-increasing competition for student enrollment. Enrollment marketers must find new, innovative ways to attract, engage, and delight their prospective students. And it’s not changing anytime soon.

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College Essay Guy

MARCH 21, 2024

Going to graduate school can be an excellent way to increase your career prospects, advance your career, and boost your salary. That number you just read is the average debt balance among graduate students with federal student loans in 2023, according to the Education Data Initiative.

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Peterson's Blog

APRIL 8, 2024

Cost Savings: Earning college credits through AP exams can translate into significant cost savings for students and their families. By reducing the number of credits needed to graduate, students can potentially shorten their time in college, thereby lowering tuition expenses and alleviating financial burdens.

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Ruffaloni

APRIL 27, 2023

Every aspect of new student enrollment must be considered: traditional new students, transfer students, student athletes, nontraditional or working adults, graduate students, and unique populations that your institution can serve. We give you the road map and your guide towards a strategic enrollment plan.

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BestColleges

JANUARY 5, 2023

Higher education is not exempt from strike action. Higher education is no exception. In November 2022, nearly 50,000 academic workers in the University of California (UC) system voted to authorize the largest strike in higher education. Will classes be canceled? This is a possibility.

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BestColleges

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

New Frontier in Higher Education Many colleges and universities remain divided on how to tackle the possibilities of AI. Many institutions announced AI-focused programs including the University of Southern California and Purdue University.

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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 graduate students), this figure is still striking.

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BestColleges

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Undocumented students are currently unable to hold campus jobs due to federal law. There are an estimated 83,000 undocumented college students in California. A proposed bill in California would allow public higher education institutions in the state to hire undocumented students.

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BestColleges

JULY 8, 2024

A new gift from Bloomberg Philanthropies will provide free medical education for most students at Johns Hopkins University and will support other graduate students across a range of programs. Thanks to Bloomberg's recent gift, most graduates hereafter will have no loan debt from medical school.

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Ruffaloni

MAY 24, 2023

Talk with our graduate and online enrollment experts Ask for a free consultation with us. We’ll help you assess your market and develop the optimal strategies for your prospective graduate students and online learners. Campus culture Surrounding all of this work—and not to be minimized—is the influence of campus culture.

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