College-Bound Students

2. College-Bound Students INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGY Marketing Strategies Recruitment Strategies Admission Strategies Yield/Fin Aid Strategies Acculturation/Retention Strategies Learning Strategies Service Strategies Alumni Strategies DESIRED OUTCOME Awareness Interest Action Commitment Enrollment Persistence Satisfaction Education Alumni Loyalty

3. Managing the Mix by Measuring and Mapping Enrollment Strategy Margin Merit Mission Market Margin

4. Data drilling Work Reality, Not Emotion

5. Kansas Minority Market

8. Community Colleges – Partners or Competitors? “Community colleges have long been regarded as the great access point in American higher education. Data just released by the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) show that these institutions are also the preferred destination for the more than 32% of all new college students who subsequently enroll in another institution of higher education.” American Association of Community Colleges

9. Community Colleges • “Minority students favor community colleges, making up 30% of community college enrollments nationally. In urban areas, community college enrollments reflect the proportion of minorities in the local population.” National Profile of Community Colleges: Trends and Statistics • Nationally, community college students constitute the following percentages of undergraduates (fall 2008): • All U.S. undergraduates: 44% • First-time freshmen: 43% • Native American: 55% • Asian/Pacific Islander: 45% • Black: 44% • Hispanic: 52%

10. Popular Diverse Affordable

13. Community College Enrollment Johnson County Community College Kansas City Kansas Community College Minority students accounted for 39% of total headcount in fall 2010. • Minority students accounted for over 18% of total headcount and nearly 20% credit hour enrollment in fall 2010.

14. Marketing Strategies Suspect Level

15. Student Search • Increased search volume using multiple vendors • Multi-channel response options (BRC, text, landing page) • Search viewed as part of overall branding campaign rather than one time event • National Student Clearinghouse/Student Tracker

17. Outreach Strategies

18. Relationship Building • Who? • Schools, youth groups, and organizations serving target populations • Examples: Latinos of Tomorrow, AVID, TRiO, etc. • How? • On-site college preparation and financial aid presentations for younger students and families • Campus visits (some sponsored by admissions) • Membership on advisory boards • College fairs

19. Programs for 6th-11th Grade Students • Super Saturday • Postcard campaign for younger students • “I Promise” middle school visit programs • Leadership Symposiums • Multicultural Visit Day for High School Students

21. Recruitment Strategies Prospect Level

22. 5 Recruitment Strategy Clusters • Adoption of CRM philosophy and accompanying CRM technology • On/Off Campus Programs • Web/E-Recruitment • High School/Community College Relations • Financial Aid Leveraging

23. Financial Aid & Scholarships as Recruitment Tools • New transparent scholarship matrix • New KU Pell Advantage • New scholarship award letter timeline • New marketing and publications • New public awareness and perception of KU’s affordability • Push affordability message earlier in funnel

24. Use Scholarships as Recruitment Tool(Drive Application Volume and Yield)

26. Integrate Print with Social Media Strategy

27. Application Push PC

28. Application Push Campaign

31. KU in the Community • Western Kansas Recruitment Coordinator • Application workshops • 111% increase in applications from Kansas City, Kansas • 110% increase in applications from Garden City High School • College Goal Sunday

32. Yield strategiesAdmit Level

33. Strategy Clusters • Direct Mail/E-Mail • Admitted Student Receptions • Social Networking • Phone • Financial Aid Packaging/Leveraging • Transition/FYE Programming

34. Admitted Student Reception PC

38. Destination KU

39. Multicultural Recruitment Team • Calling campaigns • Application encouragement • New student fee encouragement • Postcard campaigns • Campus tours • Student panels

40. Retention strategies

41. 4 Areas of Emphasis • Predictive Modeling • Academic Advising • Transition and Incorporation Campaign • Student Learning

42. SAS Enterprise Miner Decision Tree

43. The Early results

44. FYR Diversity Metrics (Ethnicity)

45. TR Diversity Metrics (Ethnicity)

46. Future Areas of Emphasis • Enhance communication/cultivation plan designed around key first-year and major decision-making milestones • More intentional linkages between admissions and various KU support services particularly those associated with first-year • Continue to gather and mine existing data to inform policy, improve programs and assess success • Modified admission requirements to include the use of non-cognitive admissions as a reach down mechanism • Recalibration of transfer policy, processes, programs and service delivery systems • More aggressively address retention and graduation gaps

47. Contact Matt Melvin VP for Enrollment Management 785.864.4866 mattmelvin@ku.edu Lee Furbeck Sr. Associate Director, Admissions 785.864.5214 lfurbeck@ku.edu Greg Valdovino Assistant Director for Diversity and Outreach, Admissions 785.864.5160 gregv@ku.edu