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Results of the Inside Higher Ed survey Webcast of October 22 2 pm Eastern Presenters Scott Jaschik editor Inside Higher Ed scottjaschikinsidehigheredcom Doug Lederman editor ID: 779404

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Slide1

What Admissions Leaders Think

Results of the

Inside Higher Ed

survey

Webcast of October 22

2 p.m. Eastern

Slide2

PresentersScott Jaschik, editor,

Inside Higher Ed,

scott.jaschik@insidehighered.com

Doug Lederman, editor,

Inside Higher Ed,

doug.lederman@insidehighered.com

Slide3

Methodology

Answers from 336 admissions leaders.

Only 1 answer per institution.

Answers are completely anonymous.

Answers are coded for sector.

Survey conducted by Gallup.

Slide4

Filling the Class

Doctoral Public

Public Master’s / Bachelor’s

Public

Community

College

Private Doctoral / Master’s

Private Bachelor’s

Met goal by May 1

45%

36%

33%

44%

29%

By June 1

9%

3%

3%

5%

18%

By July 1

5%

9%

3%

5%

2%

Didn’t meet goal by July 1

40%

52%

61%

46%

52%

Slide5

Concern About Filling the Class

Public Doctoral

Public Master’s / Bachelor’s

Public Community College

Private Doctoral / Master’s

Private Bachelor’s

Very concerned

41%

54%

66%

54%

47%

Moderately concerned

31%

41%

29%

25%

36%

Not all all concerned

8%

0%

<1%

10%

3%

Slide6

Varsity Blues – Image of Colleges

17 percent said that the scandal had hurt the image of colleges involved "a great deal.” 43 percent said it had hurt a "fair amount.”

On their own institutions, less than 1 percent said it had affected them a great deal and only 2 percent said it had affected them a fair amount.

Slide7

Varsity Blues – Coaches

14 percent of admissions leaders said that the image of coaches and athletes has suffered a great deal, and 47 percent said a fair amount.

Sixty-five percent of them agreed or strongly agreed that "the indictments revealed that applicants admitted as athletes have too many advantages over other applicants."

Slide8

The Other Scandal

11 percent of admissions leaders surveyed said they had heard of parents in their communities giving away guardianship of their children so they could get extra aid.

Slide9

The Affirmative Action Case

Public

Private

Harvard offered a good defense of affirmative action.

36%

44%

Colleges should be able to consider legacy status in admissions decisions,

21%

51%

Colleges should be able to consider athletic talent in admissions decisions.

30%

45%

Slide10

Standardized Tests

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

U of Chicago's change is likely to prompt other colleges to drop testing.

18%

39%

25%

12%

6%

Announcement by the U of Chicago is prompting my college to reconsider its testing requirements.

8%

14%

26%

19%

34%

I am open to dropping our requirements, but administrators or faculty members are opposed.

12%

20%

28%

18%

22%

The persistent gap in SAT and ACT scores by racial and ethnic group concerns me.

43%

34%

14%

5%

4%

Slide11

Whom to Recruit

Public

Private

Full-time undergraduates

60%

62%

Minority students

52%

51%

Transfer students

53%

46%

First-generation students

51%

30%

Online students

29%

29%

Out-of-state students

29%

36%

Veterans/military personnel

38%

18%

Slide12

Debt

Public

Private

No debt

4%

1%

Under $5,000

9%

0%

$5,000 to <$10,000

15%

2%

$10,000 to <$20,000

27%

14%

$20,000 to <$30,000

30%

37%

$30,000 to <$40,000

9%

30%

More than $40,000

7%

16%

Slide13

International Students

58 percent of admissions leaders are concerned about their ability to maintain the same number of international students.

Fifty-four percent strongly agree and 19 percent agree that "the policies and rhetoric of the Trump administration have made it more difficult to recruit international students."

Slide14

Liberal Arts

Only 7 percent of admissions directors believe that parents "of prospective students understand the value of a liberal arts education."

Less than 5 percent said that students understand the value of a liberal arts education.

Slide15

Waiting Lists

Only 19 percent of college admissions leaders say they have admitted more than 5 percent of their class from the waiting list. And 18 percent admitted no students from the waiting list.

College admissions directors are more likely to agree (49 percent) than disagree (24 percent) that waiting lists have grown too long.

23 percent said they used waiting lists in part "to avoid rejecting strong applicants." The figure at private colleges was 27 percent.

Slide16

Digital Tools

Very Satisfied

Satisfied

Dissatisfied

Very Dissatisfied

Direct communication with applicants

16%

63%

20%

1%

Giving students a clear path to enrollment and graduation

17%

50%

29%

4%

Marketing

11%

51%

27%

10%

Promoting our academic programs

8%

53%

32%

6%

Slide17

Your Questions

Questions

Ideas for next year

Slide18

With Thanks….