WICHE’s[1] forecast for high school graduates after 2024 does not bode well for higher education. The year 2024 is the high point for the number of high school graduates. After that year, the number of graduates begins to drop precipitously, continuing until 2077,...
Enrollment and Marketing
The Enrollment & Marketing Door includes briefing papers related to marketing campaigns, target analysis, performance evaluation, communications with academic departments, reports, and other topics.
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Has Tuition Discounting Lost it’s Luster? Predictions from the Past that Came True
NACUBO just published its survey of tuition discounting and the results are disturbing. For the first time, a number of private colleges reported that new student enrollment declined despite increases in a tuition-discounting program…
Advertising in an Era of Fierce Price Competition
Typically, when market demand shrinks or supply greatly exceeds demand for a product or service, fierce price competition comes into play among competitors. The ongoing decline in student demand for enrollment is already showing considerable evidence…