Recruiting High Ability:  An example of collaboration across departments

Chris J. FoleyDirector of UndergraduateAdmissions

E. Jane Luzar, PhDFounding Dean of the IUPUI Honors College

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The Relationship Between Ability and Yield

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Past Current Future

Enrollment Trends

Reduction in lower ability students is result of SSA and fewer developmental courses

Challenge: Growing yield on higher ability students

SAT BandFall

2008Fall

2009Fall

2010 1 yr Δ 2 yr Δ

Less than 900 495 591 927 56.85% 87.27%

900-999 662 795 1066 34.09% 61.03%

1000-1199 1042 1258 1755 39.51% 68.43%

1200-1299 202 272 400 47.06% 98.02%

1300+ 112 168 232 38.10% 107.14%Score Undetermined 91 115 2312 1910.43% 2440.66%

Grand Total 2604 3199 6692 109.19% 156.99%

Remember: College Go! Week has impacted not only numbers but will also impact yield.

PiC Freshman Apps

Stop Out

Freshman Beginner

External Transfer

IntercampusTransfer

The Many Doors to the IUPUI Honors College

Continuing Students

What We Learned Last Year

• Scholarships were not competitive• Low individual levels• Lack of coordination• Awarded late• No cumulative presentation

• Low levels of coordination• Under-utilization of Honors

Professional Admission program• Lack of sufficient staffing to

specifically recruit high ability students

Recruitment Collaboration• Jointly funded Assistant Director for Scholar

Recruitment• Messaging• Events

• Scholars Day• Honors JagDay

• Communications• Development• Mailing/Fulfillment

• Scholarships• “Bundling” Concept• Awarding Sooner

Chris J. FoleyDirector of UndergraduateAdmissionscfoley@iupui.edu

Questions?E. Jane Luzar, PhDFounding Dean of the IUPUI Honors Collegeejluzar@iupui.edu