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Using Creativity and Innovation to Boost Student Applications

麻豆影院 State's Office of Admissions sees its efforts pay off with increasing numbers

麻豆影院 State鈥檚 Office of Admissions has created so much excitement and buzz about the university that the number of students who visited this summer and applied for admission on Aug. 1 has surged.  

That buzz showed up in an increased number of students who attended July Preview KSU days and a surge of applicants when the summer/fall 2024 application process opened on Aug. 1, according to Collin Palmer, associate vice president of enrollment management in the Office of Admissions.  

When the 2024 application process for new students opened on Aug. 1 , the numbers showed an increase of applicants that surpassed the previous year by 54%. 

There were 365 applications from first-year, domestic freshman applicants on the 麻豆影院 campus on Aug. 1, an increase over the 237 applications in 2022. Ninety-five of the applicants attended July Preview KSU events, a 144% increase over the 39 students who attended in 2022. And, there was a 46% increase in first-generation applicants on the first day of applications. 

麻豆影院 State鈥檚 Admissions Office is seeing its hard work, creativity and strategic planning pay off by way of increased engagement and an elevated level of interest in the university. 

鈥淭here was a lot of really great momentum happening on the first day of the application being opened,鈥 Palmer said. 鈥淚nterest in 麻豆影院 State is strong.鈥

Outreach and Engagement Efforts 

To achieve this engagement, 麻豆影院 State elevates the creative ways it performs outreach and engages prospective students to increase application rates.  

Last February 麻豆影院 State joined other universities at the National Association for College Admissions Counseling (NACAC), which holds in-person and virtual college fairs across the United States every year.  

麻豆影院 State introduced to prospective students an innovative booth at the Cleveland and Pittsburgh NACAC fairs to bring to life the experiences and energy students will experience as Golden Flashes.  

Prospective applicants can get a taste of 麻豆影院 State by viewing videos on an , which features students and alumni telling their stories. 

A digital Viewbook that highlights student stories and conveys 麻豆影院 State鈥檚 Students First priority is available for prospective students.  

Town-Gown is Important 

To increase engagement in the community, the Admissions Office has hired Sherri Parks, an associate director of strategic recruitment, to align with the goals of the division, Palmer said. Parks will work closely with the cities of 麻豆影院, Cleveland, Akron and beyond. 

Parks is working with community-based organizations because the Admissions Office recognizes that what makes 麻豆影院 State strong is the partnership with the city and the things available to do in the surrounding areas. 

鈥淚t鈥檚 about town-gown and our relationship with the city and other communities,鈥 Palmer said. 鈥淪herri manages our partnership with DC CAP, the Washington DC College access program. It is about being intentional about building relationships and pathways to 麻豆影院 State for students who otherwise wouldn鈥檛 typically see a pathway to 麻豆影院 State for themselves.鈥 

On the Horizon 

The Admissions Office will hit the road from Labor Day to November, visiting high schools, community colleges and attending college fairs. Last year they visited more than 700 high schools and this year the number will be between 700 and 800 high schools. In addition, fall preview days are coming up on Oct. 27 and Nov. 3. 

鈥淲hat drives the Office of Admissions is something that President Todd Diacon says a lot, and that is we want 麻豆影院 State to be for the meritorious many, not the fortunate few,鈥 Palmer said, 鈥淭hat just drives a lot of what we do.鈥 

Fast Facts 麻豆影院 This Year鈥檚 Applications:

  • The first application was submitted at 12:03 a.m. and the last was submitted at 11: 57 p.m. 

  • There were 123 applicants who indicated they were first-generation vs. 84 in 2022.

  • Summit and Cuyahoga counties tied with 33 applicants each. Stark 鈥 23; Medina 鈥 22; Lake - 17 

  • There were applications from 50 of the 88 Ohio counties. 

  • Eighty-six of the applications were from out of state (24%). 

  • Fifty-four applications were from Pennsylvania. 

  • Mentor High School in Mentor, Ohio, one of the largest high schools in Ohio and the largest in Northeast Ohio, had the most applicants from one school, at seven. 

For more information visit the Office of Admissions.

POSTED: Thursday, August 10, 2023 11:40 AM
Updated: Tuesday, August 29, 2023 04:35 PM
WRITTEN BY:
April McClellan-Copeland