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Tuition Discounting

Can Predictive Analytics Optimize Unfunded Tuition Discounting?

The most recent NACUBO report confirms that the average tuition discount rate at private nonprofit institutions continues to march higher. The estimated rate for first-time undergraduates now stands at 52.6% for the 2019-20 academic year. Despite this decade-long trend, the report also indicates that over half of the surveyed institutions had flat or declining enrollment. This trend is widely seen as both detrimental and, in many ways, unsustainable. Employing a potent combination of predictive analytics ...
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New Priorities: Recruitment, Yield and Retention

New Priorities: Recruitment, Yield and Retention

According to University of Texas professor of history Steven Mintz, “For many institutions, recruitment, yield, and retention now stand at the top of the priority list, with liquidity, cost cutting, and revenue generation close behind.” The current environment of furloughs, layoffs and budget cuts makes meeting institutional objectives all the more challenging. During uncertain times your enrollment team needs the proper tools to intelligently and efficiently traverse large student data sets.Taylor University was in a ...
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Now is the Time for Predictive Analytics

Now is the Time for Predictive Analytics

Properly managing net tuition revenue is more critical than ever, and not just for tuition-dependent private schools. As cash-strapped states look to slash budgets, funding for public universities is an all too easy target. According to a recent Moody’s Investor Service research announcement, expect universities in the US, Canada, UK, Australia, Singapore and Mexico to enroll fewer students for the next academic year than initially forecast. While instruction remains virtual “income from residence halls, catering, ...
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Meet Inroads at INAIR 2020

Meet Inroads at the INAIR 2020 Conference

Institutional research is always moving forward and Inroads Analytics is proud to sponsor the INAIR 2020 Conference. Catch us at the Vendor Fair on March 10th to find out what predictive analytics can do to transform your enrollment management process. Be sure to register to win a $100 Amazon Certificate. Institutions are relying more than ever before on external research firms to run their analytics for them. Why not bring it in-house instead to empower ...
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Spurring Innovation Through Research

Meet Inroads at the TAIR 2020 Conference

Institutional research is always moving forward and Inroads Analytics is proud to sponsor the TAIR 2020 Conference. Catch us at the Vendor Fair on March 3rd to find out what predictive analytics can do to transform your enrollment management process. Be sure to register to win a $100 Amazon Certificate. Institutions are relying more than ever before on external research firms to run their analytics for them. Why not bring it in-house instead to empower ...
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