by Johanna Trovato, Eduventures Senior Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | Oct 30, 2018 | All Topics, Traditional Student Demand
If you had to name the most effective recruitment tool in the enrollment marketer’s toolkit, what would you say it is? If you said “email,” you’d be correct. According to our Student Sentiment Survey™, which measures the college search behaviors of more than 4,700...
by James Wiley, Eduventures Principal Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | Oct 23, 2018 | All Topics, Technology Research
In the race to grow revenue at institutions across the country, one statistic weighs heavily on the minds of higher education leaders: nearly one-third of students entering college do not return after their freshman year. Despite this picture, however, it may be...
by Johanna Trovato, Eduventures Senior Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | Oct 16, 2018 | All Topics, Traditional Student Demand
What does effective undergraduate recruitment marketing strategy look like? This question haunts the halls of higher education marketing conferences and recruitment marketers’ sleepless nights. To find an answer, we consulted the most credible judges on this topic:...
by Richard Garrett, Eduventures Chief Research Officer at ACT | NRCCUA | Oct 9, 2018 | Adult Learner Demand, All Topics, Traditional Student Demand
The certificate, long the humble sidekick to the degree, is on the mind of many of our clients. If, the speculation goes, degrees are becoming too expensive, taking too long to complete, or sometimes held hostage by out-of-touch faculty, perhaps certificates are a...
by Kim Reid, Eduventures Principal Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | Oct 2, 2018 | All Topics, Traditional Student Demand
Campus visits are high-stakes performances. With every school delivering a similar show, you not only have to be good, you have hit the mark with students. According to Eduventures Survey of Admitted Students, 84% of students find the campus visit to be a very or...
by Howard Lurie, Eduventures Principal Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | Sep 25, 2018 | All Topics, Program Innovation
About three years ago, Eduventures Research set out to answer two simple questions: In what ways had schools implemented competency-based education (CBE)? And, what might be its prospects for further growth? Having tracked its development among a handful of promising...
