Graduate Admissions and Strategic Enrollment Management

25 - 30 October, 2015

Participants visited institutions in Washington, DC, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey and New York, to discuss graduate student recruitment, the application process, student selection, strategic enrollment strategies, and graduate programs. The group learned about graduate admissions from expert speakers and through direct observation at private and public universities. The seminar focused on comparing U.S. as well as current and emerging Finnish strategies in the area and identifying possible applications of the American practice to the Finnish system. There were 13 members in the delegation.

Agenda

Participants travelled to Washington, DC, and New York City, NY for a five-day study tour. The program consisted of a day-long introductory workshop in Washington, DC, as well as site visits in Washington, DC, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey and New York, with six site visits to public and private universities (two in Maryland, one in Delaware, one in New Jersey and two in New York City), and two debriefing meetings.

Study Tour Report

• Study Tour Report (PDF)
• Study Tour Photos (Facebook album)

Links Related to the Study Tour

• International Recruitment for Master’s Program
• An Overview of Higher Education in the United States
• Institute of International Education: Open Doors
• An issue of IIENetworker magazine which focuses on enrollment management
• Gauging current institutional enrollment performance (PDF)
• Integrating enrollment management into budgeting and planning (PDF)
• Creating benchmarks for strategic enrollment (PDF)
• Modernizing graduate admissions
• American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers
• 80 Selective Colleges Unveil Plans for a New Application (PDF)
• Graduate Admissions Professionals’ Participation in Enrollment Management (PDF)
• U.S. Higher Education Glossary (PDF)
• University of Delaware's article on Fulbright Finland delegation’s visit