undergraduate enrollment indicators, impact on admissions
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Undergraduate Enrollment Indicators, Impact on Admissions Practice and Fall Course Delivery:
Results of the AACRAO COVID-19 Impact Snapshot Survey #2
Contents
Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 1
Key Data .......................................................................................................................................... 1
Appendix A: Enrollment indicators including “unknown at this time” ........................................... 7
Appendix B: Enrollment Indicators - Lower Division Institutions Only ........................................... 9
Appendix C: Enrollment Indicators – Undergraduate and Comprehensive Institutions Only ..... 11
Appendix D: Fall Course Delivery Plans by Institution Type ......................................................... 13
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Introduction AACRAO is in the process of deploying ongoing guidance on a range of topics in support of institutions of higher education, as many need to adjust, review and consider their practices in response to the impact of COVID-19 on normal operations. To help us develop this guidance and our members’ understanding of how other institutions are responding to COVID-19, we have begun to deploy a series of rapidly developed practice impact surveys. This is the second report based on those surveys which focuses on enrollment indicators for summer and fall, admissions practice changes and course delivery methods changes for fall. Admissions practice changes includes admissions decisions, course placement, orientation, advising and registration. The survey was open for 2 business days and we received 262 responses in that timeframe (91% from U.S. institutions). We are grateful to our members for taking the time to respond to this survey in the midst of unprecedented institutional needs. We hope the resulting data will help inform practice. It is worth noting that summer and fall 2020 enrollment changes may also be attributed to factors other than the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, WICHE's forecast for high school graduates shows declines, and until a few weeks ago, the favorable economy was having some level of impact on community college enrollments.
Key Data
• Among institutions that have data to compare at this time, key summer and fall enrollment indicators lean towards a decline in enrollment for new students, continuing students and transfer students1
• 90% report no delay in admissions decisions
• Impact on fall course delivery2 o 58% are considering or have already decided to remain fully online for fall 2020 o 62% are considering decreasing, or have decreased, the number of in-person courses for fall 2020 o 73% are considering increasing, or have increased, the number of online and/or remote courses for fall
2020
• 94% have made, or are considering making, changes to admissions practices in response to COVID-19 including the following3:
o 62% will now allow, or are considering allowing, pass (P) and other non-qualitative grades on high school transcripts to satisfy admissions requirement
o 69% have extended, or are considering extending, the enrollment deposit deadline o 65% have extended, or are considering extending, the deadline for the submission of a final high school
transcript o 53% will now use, or are considering using, an unofficial high school transcript for admissions decisions o 66% have moved, or are considering moving, to online and/or remote course placement testing o 50% will now allow, or are considering allowing, pass (P) and other non-qualitative grades on high school
transcripts to satisfy pre-requisites for registration o 58% have moved, or are considering moving, to online and/or remote advising o 53% have extended, or are considering extending, the new student course registration window
If you have any questions, please contact Wendy Kilgore, AACRAO Director of Research at [email protected].
1 “Unknown at this time” data for enrollment indicators is included in Appendix A 2 These data exclude those who selected “not applicable” 3 These data exclude respondents who selected “not applicable”
2
* Excluding “unknown at this time” and “not applicable”
* Excluding “unknown at this time” and “not applicable”
54%52%
45%
38%
58%
45%
12%
40%42%
7%
14%
24%
38%
16%
22%20%
29%
21%
39%
34%31%
24%27%
32%
68%
31%37%
Summeradmissionnumbers
Summerregistration
numbers
Fall admissionnumbers
Fall admissionacceptance
numbers
Fall orientationsession
numbers
Fall registrationnumbers
Fall applicationwithdrawal
numbers
Fall enrollmentdeposit
numbers
Fall residencehall application
numbers
New Student Enrollment Indicators
Down Up Unchanged
46%44%
32%
16%13%
17%
38%
43%
51%
Summer registration numbers Fall registration numbers Fall residence hall renewal numbers
Continuing Student Enrollment Indicators*
Down Up Unchanged
3
* Excluding “unknown at this time” and “not applicable”
47%
52%
43%
49%
57%
53%
17%
41% 40%
14% 14%
30%
22%
15%
23%
13%
31%
14%
40%
34%
27% 28% 28% 24%
70%
28%
46%
Summeradmissionnumbers
Summerregistration
numbers
Fall admissionacceptance
numbers
Fall admissionnumbers
Fall orientationsession
numbers
Fall registrationnumbers
Fall applicationwithdrawal
numbers
Fall enrollmentdeposit
numbers
Fall residencehall application
numbers
Transfer Student Enrollment Indicators*
Down Up Unchanged
*excluding not applicable
4
8%
57%
30%
6%
Status of COVID-19 Impact changes to first-time undergraduate student admissions, orientation, advising and regisration (n=233)
We have already made thechanges we intend to make
We have made some decisionsalready and are working on others
We are considering our optionsnow
We are not making any changes
5
*excluding “not applicable” and asked only of those who did not select “We are not making any changes”
1%
14%
0%
12%
12%
12%
17%
44%
37%
53%
18%
7%
18%
7%
35%
24%
22%
28%
25%
12%
22%
32%
14%
35%
19%
30%
35%
47%
30%
16%
17%
5%
30%
78%
33%
74%
23%
29%
20%
25%
15%
34%
20%
20%
Accepting electronic official copies of high school transcripts (n=207)
Using unofficial high school transcripts for admissions decisions(n=196)
Accepting electronic versions of admissions related documents(n=208)
Deadline extension for final high school transcript (n=179)
Optional standardized admissions tests (SAT/ACT) (n=174)
Enrollment deposit deadline extension (n=133)
Implementing a virtual option for performance sample submissions(n=88)
Changing selective program admissions requirements (n=133)
Waiving application fee (n=155)
Waiving enrollment deposit (n=132)
Allowing pass (P) and other equivalent non-qualitative grades on highschool transcripts to satisfy admissions requirements (n=178)
COVID-19 Impact on first-time undergraduate student admissions practices*
Standard practice - no change Change already made Under consideration Not on the table for discussion
6
*excluding “not applicable” and asked only of those who did not select “We are not making any changes”
*excluding “not applicable” and asked only of those who did not select “We are not making any changes”
5%
62%
48%
49%
41%
25%
36%
34%
25%
7%
6%
10%
29%
7%
11%
7%
Moving to online and/or remote course placement testing (n=175)
Eliminating course placement testing (n=163)
Creating a proficiency index score based on other available data toreplace course placement testing (n=151)
Modifying an existing proficiency index score to account for missingSAT/ACT scores (n=141)
COVID-19 Impact on first-time undergraduate student coures placement practices*
Standard practice - no change Change already made Under consideration Not on the table for discussion
50%
25%
26%
32%
38%
34%
56%
21%
4%
25%
7%
2%
32%
56%
25%
9%
16%
21%
8%
12%
Online, remote or virtual orientation (n=207)
Online, remote or virtual advising (n=208)
Extending the new student course registration window (n=180)
Awarding credit for completed AP courses based on course grade iftest score is not available (n=193)
Allowing pass (P) and other equivalent non-qualitative grades on highschool transcripts to satisfy prerequisites for registration (n=180)
COVID-19 Impact on first-time undergraduate orientation, advising, and registration for
fall 2020*
Standard practice - no change Not on the table for discussion Change already made Under consideration
7
Appendix A: Enrollment indicators including “unknown at this time” (excluding “not applicable”)
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Summeradmissionnumbers
Summerregistration
numbers
Fall admissionnumbers
Fall admissionacceptance
numbers
Fallorientation
sessionnumbers
Fallregistration
numbers
Fall applicationwithdrawal
numbers
Fall enrollmentdeposit
numbers
Fall residencehall
applicationnumbers
New Student Enrollment Indicators
Down Up Unchanged Unknown at this time
8
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Summeradmissionnumbers
Summerregistration
numbers
Fall admissionnumbers
Fall admissionacceptance
numbers
Fallorientation
sessionnumbers
Fallregistration
numbers
Fall applicationwithdrawal
numbers
Fall enrollmentdeposit
numbers
Fall residencehall
applicationnumbers
Transfer Student Enrollment Indicators
Down Up Unchanged Unknown at this time
9
Appendix B: Enrollment Indicators - Lower Division Institutions Only
*excluding “unknown at this time”
*excluding “unknown at this time”
66%
55% 54%
36%
67% 67%
0%
20%17%
8% 10% 9%
21%17%
27%
13%
0%
33%
26%
35% 37%43%
17%
7%
88%
80%
50%
Summeradmissionnumbers
(n=38)
Summerregistration
numbers(n=31)
Fall admissionnumbers
(n=35)
Fall admissionacceptance
numbers(n=28)
Fall orientationsession
numbers (n=6)
Fall registrationnumbers
(n=15)
Fall applicationwithdrawal
numbers (n=8)
Fall enrollmentdeposit
numbers (n=5)
Fall residencehall applicationnumbers (n=6)
New Student Enrollment Indicators: Lower Division Institutions Only*
Down Up Unchanged
57%
63%
25%
6%
0% 0%
37% 37%
75%
Summer registration numbers (n=35) Fall registration numbers (n=19) Fall residence hall renewal numbers (n=4)
Continuing Student Enrollment Indicators: Lower Division Institutions Only*
Down Up Unchanged
10
*excluding “unknown at this time”
45%50%
54%
28%
50%
62%
50%
0% 0%
24%
17%
4%
17%
25%
8%
0% 0%
100%
31% 33%
42%
56%
25%
31%
50%
100%
0%
Summeradmissionnumbers
(n=29)
Summerregistration
numbers (24)
Fall admissionnumbers
(n=24)
Fall admissionacceptance
numbers (18)
Fall orientationsession
numbers (n=4)
Fall registrationnumbers
(n=13)
Fall applicationwithdrawal
numbers (n=2)
Fall enrollmentdeposit
numbers (n=3)
Fall residencehall applicationnumbers (n=1)
Transfer Student Enrollment Indicators: Lower Division Institutions Only*
Down Up Unchanged
11
Appendix C: Enrollment Indicators – Undergraduate and Comprehensive Institutions Only
*excluding “unknown at this time”
*excluding “unknown at this time”
51% 52%
43%
38%
56%
41%
13%
41%45%
6%
15%
27%
41%
16%
21% 21%
30%
20%
43%
33%29%
20%
28%
38%
66%
29%
35%
Summeradmissionnumbers
(n=95)
Summerregistration
numbers(n=91)
Fall admissionnumbers(n=143)
Fall admissionacceptance
numbers(n=143)
Fall orientationsession
numbers(n=57)
Fall registrationnumbers
(n=61)
Fall applicationwithdrawal
numbers(n=101)
Fall enrollmentdeposit
numbers(n=115)
Fall residencehall application
numbers(n=74)
New Student Enrollment Indicators: Undergraduate and Comprehensive Institutions Only*
Down Up Unchanged
42% 40%
33%
21%16%
19%
38%
45%48%
Summer registration numbers(n=96)
Fall registration numbers(n=83)
Fall residence hall renewalnumbers (n=54)
Continuing Student Enrollment Indicators: Undergraduate and Comprehensive Institutions Only*
Down Up Unchanged
12
*excluding “unknown at this time”
48%52%
48%45%
58%
51%
16%
42% 42%
9%13%
25%
31%
15%
27%
14%
32%
13%
43%
35%
26% 24%27%
22%
70%
26%
46%
Summeradmissionnumbers
(n=86)
Summerregistration
numbers(n=69)
Fall admissionnumbers(n=130)
Fall admissionacceptance
numbers(n=131)
Fall orientationsession
numbers(n=48)
Fall registrationnumbers
(n=49)
Fall applicationwithdrawal
numbers(n=87)
Fall enrollmentdeposit
numbers(n=92)
Fall residencehall application
numbers(n=48)
Transfer Student Enrollment Indicators: Undergraduate and Comprehensive Institutions Only*
Down Up Unchanged
13
Appendix D: Fall Course Delivery Plans by Institution Type
Lower Division Only
(n=50)
Undergraduate
(n=38)
Undergraduate,
graduate and/or
professional (n=131)
Change already made 6% 5% 5%
Under consideration 36% 53% 58%
Not on the table for
discussion at this time 58% 42% 37%
Lower Division Only
(n=50)
Undergraduate
(n=36)
Undergraduate,
graduate and/or
professional (n=129)
Change already made 8% 11% 6%
Under consideration 58% 64% 68%
Not on the table for
discussion at this time 34% 25% 26%
Lower Division Only
(n=50)
Undergraduate
(n=34)
Undergraduate,
graduate and/or
professional (n=128)
Change already made 6% 9% 4%
Under consideration 58% 59% 56%
Not on the table for
discussion at this time 36% 32% 40%
Question
Lower Division Only
(n=48)
Undergraduate
(n=35)
Undergraduate,
graduate and/or
professional (n=125)
Change already made 2% 0% 2%
Under consideration 27% 31% 29%
Not on the table for
discussion at this time 71% 69% 69%
Decreasing the total number of courses offered as compared to fall 2019
Increasing the number of online courses as compared to fall 2019
Remaining fully online
Decreasing the number of in-person courses as compared to fall 2019