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Higher Ed Experts Foresee Enrollment Decline Due to Botched FAFSA Rollout

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Experts predict a significant decline in college enrollments due to issues with the recent FAFSA rollout. We may be in for a very drastic change," she said about the enrollment impact. Burgess Owens of Utah floated the possibility of a 20% drop in enrollment. We're on a path that could leave us 10-15% behind last year."

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NASFAA Rolls Out Recommendations for Pell Grant Expansion

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Students who are incarcerated are set to regain access to Pell Grants nationwide in 2023. Incarcerated students face a slew of external factors that affect their enrollment, like struggling to access identification required for the FAFSA. Those questions were nixed by the FAFSA Simplification Act.

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How to Build an Enrollment Marketing Strategy

The Enrollment Marketer

Any professional who has been in enrollment marketing, particularly higher education enrollment marketing, understands that crafting marketing strategies to increase student enrollment takes time and fortitude. They have engagement and experience expectations from your enrollment marketing materials that are non-negotiable.

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Fundamentals of Financial Aid for 2024

Admissions.Blog

Students with significant financial need may receive need-based aid in the form of grants, scholarships, work-study programs, and subsidized loans. Grants and scholarships do not need to be repaid, making them a form of “gift aid.” Merit-based aid is often provided in the form of scholarships and grants.

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Traditional 4-Year University Doubles Interest in Online Programs with No Increase in Marketing Spend

Enrollment Management

20% Increase in Online Program Leads 50% Increase in Invitations to Apply $0 Increase in Marketing Budget Utah State University Founded in 1888, USU is a public land-grant research university with over 27,000 students in both undergraduate and graduate programs.

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10+ Scholarships for Puerto Rican Students

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If you want to save money on college, grants and scholarships are a great option, offering education funding that you never have to repay. General Puerto Rican Scholarships and Grants These general scholarships for Puerto Rican students serve residents of Puerto Rico or students of Puerto Rican descent living elsewhere in the United States.

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The Gates Scholarship

College Essay Guy

So, you’re probably thinking about financial aid, grants, work study, and any other way you can fund the next few years of your education (in which case, here's some great information for you ). But you DO need to re-submit a completed FAFSA, current transcripts, and verification of enrollment every year. But that’s not most of us.