As widely reported, the number of high school graduates in the United States is projected to rise until 2025 and then decline for a decade. According to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), the graduating class of 2037 …

What Do Boards Need to Understand About Enrollment Management? Donald Hossler, PhD, is an emeritus professor of educational leadership and policy studies at Indiana University Bloomington (IUB). He currently serves as a senior scholar at the Center for Enrollment Research, Policy, …

Takeaways According to declining birthrates, the applicant pool for new freshmen will shrink by 20 percent by 2025. This rate of decline will persist for five years, which could result in as much as a 50 percent decline in enrollment. Experts believe …

June 15, 2021 - Watch this Webinar On Demand about how higher education governing boards are leading through some of the most turbulent environmental circumstances we’ve experienced in decades...

December 14, 2020 - Watch this Webinar On Demand. Recent data shows that 91% of college and university Presidents are concerned about declines in future enrollment.

Rising COVID-19 Cases After Fall Semester Starts  COVID-19 cases are increasing in communities with college campuses. On college campuses themselves, there have been 130,000 cases and at least 70 deaths since the pandemic began, according to a New York Times survey …

July 08, 2020 - In my 25 years at RNL, I’ve spoken to nearly 100 college/university boards about enrollment issues.  These sessions are always engaging. That said, I often leave thinking, “There are critical enrollment-related conversations boards don’t seem to be having with their …

April 20, 2020 - AGB asked the authors of a new book to provide insight into some important aspects of enrollment management. Here are their observations. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, what is the most critical question for boards to ask regarding enrollment management? There …

April 6, 2020 - Watch this Webinar On Demand which explores the higher education landscape and the latest trends in enrollment, along with the impact these trends are having on campuses across the country.

Governing board members need a firm grasp of the environmental factors shaping enrollment strategies and goals since these factors serve as constraints on any institution’s ability to meet enrollment and tuition revenue targets. These factors include such things as: