Enrollment Management and Admissions Policies at Regional Public Universities

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Title: Enrollment Management and Admissions Policies at Regional Public Universities
Language: English
Authors: DeMonbrun, Matt, Warshaw, Jarrett B.
Source: New Directions for Higher Education. Sum 2020 (190):71-88.
Availability: Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 18
Publication Date: 2020
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Enrollment Management, Graduate Students, Tuition, Scores, Standardized Tests, State Universities, Strategic Planning, Student Recruitment, Student Diversity, Enrollment Trends, Case Studies, State Aid, Student Financial Aid, Trend Analysis, Educational Change, Educational Trends, Undergraduate Students
DOI: 10.1002/he.20368
ISSN: 0271-0560
Abstract: The college enrollment landscape has changed vastly in the last couple of decades. As such, regional public universities (RPUs) have had to become increasingly strategic in how they recruit new students to attend their institutions. For example, total college enrollment has declined from 2010 to 2017, and this population continues to become more diverse in race/ethnicity and socioeconomic background. This chapter highlights the strategic enrollment-related changes that these institutions have undergone across key variables. We close with two case studies, examining these changes across two state systems of higher education to better understand how these variations occur in contexts of broader state demographics and public policies. The findings from this chapter suggest that RPUs have largely experienced similar changes together over the last 10 years of this analysis, showing modest increases in tuition rates and institutional aid amid declining state appropriations and decreases in average first-year standardized test scores and graduate student enrollment.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2020
Accession Number: EJ1272930
Database: ERIC
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