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The Higher Education Spending Problem: To Spend or Not to Spend?

by Richard Garrett, Eduventures Chief Research Officer at ACT | NRCCUA | Dec 1, 2020

At the recent Eduventures Summit Virtual Research Forum, I presented an eye-popping chart showing the longstanding surge in higher education instructional and student services spend this century. Instructional spend at public four-year schools grew 140%, but student...

Three Ways to Improve the 2020 College Application Process

by Johanna Trovato, Eduventures Senior Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | Nov 17, 2020

No doubt, the application season of 2020 is stressful. Well over half of our partner institutions say that their applications are trailing behind last year’s benchmarks. College-bound high school seniors tell us they are stressed as well. As one student put it,...

Five Vendors to Watch that Support the Student Journey

by James Wiley, Eduventures Principal Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | Nov 10, 2020

Eduventures Summit 2020Virtual Research Forum November 12 Nearly every institution spends significant time and resources making a good first impression on prospective students. As students progress through the enrollment cycle, savvy institutions take great care to...

Digital Content and Student Ownership: A Reckoning for Higher Ed

by James Wiley, Eduventures Principal Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | Nov 3, 2020

Eduventures Summit 2020Virtual Research Forum November 12 About 20 years ago, the launch of iTunes disrupted the music industry. Instead of purchasing entire albums, users could buy, share, and manage single songs in digital formats. This gave users greater ownership...

Looking for Post-COVID Program Opportunities? Follow the Data

by Clint Raine, Eduventures Client Research Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | Oct 27, 2020

Eduventures Summit 2020Virtual Research Forum November 12 There is one consistent question Eduventures has fielded often over the last few months: once the pandemic is behind us, where will the high growth job sectors lie? It’s an important question facing schools as...

Student Travel in Times of COVID: Recruiting in Distant Markets

by Johanna Trovato, Eduventures Senior Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | Oct 20, 2020

Eduventures Summit 2020Virtual Research Forum November 12 The fall 2020 enrollment cycle was difficult for most institutions, but particularly for those that recruit from distant markets. Eduventures’ Admitted Student Research shows that the segment of students...