UB 2016 Look Ahead Survey - Access & Enrollment

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* 1. Regarding the makeup of your student population, what will happen to the size of the following categories in 2016, compared with 2015?

	Increase modestly	Increase significantly	Decrease modestly	Decrease significantly	Stay the same
Overall student enrollment	Overall student enrollment Increase modestly	Overall student enrollment Increase significantly	Overall student enrollment Decrease modestly	Overall student enrollment Decrease significantly	Overall student enrollment Stay the same
Traditional students (18-22 year-olds from college-oriented families)	Traditional students (18-22 year-olds from college-oriented families) Increase modestly	Traditional students (18-22 year-olds from college-oriented families) Increase significantly	Traditional students (18-22 year-olds from college-oriented families) Decrease modestly	Traditional students (18-22 year-olds from college-oriented families) Decrease significantly	Traditional students (18-22 year-olds from college-oriented families) Stay the same
Students from other states	Students from other states Increase modestly	Students from other states Increase significantly	Students from other states Decrease modestly	Students from other states Decrease significantly	Students from other states Stay the same
Students from other countries	Students from other countries Increase modestly	Students from other countries Increase significantly	Students from other countries Decrease modestly	Students from other countries Decrease significantly	Students from other countries Stay the same
Transfer students	Transfer students Increase modestly	Transfer students Increase significantly	Transfer students Decrease modestly	Transfer students Decrease significantly	Transfer students Stay the same
First-generation college students	First-generation college students Increase modestly	First-generation college students Increase significantly	First-generation college students Decrease modestly	First-generation college students Decrease significantly	First-generation college students Stay the same
Non-traditional students (part-time, older, etc.)	Non-traditional students (part-time, older, etc.) Increase modestly	Non-traditional students (part-time, older, etc.) Increase significantly	Non-traditional students (part-time, older, etc.) Decrease modestly	Non-traditional students (part-time, older, etc.) Decrease significantly	Non-traditional students (part-time, older, etc.) Stay the same
Students who primarily or exclusively learn online	Students who primarily or exclusively learn online Increase modestly	Students who primarily or exclusively learn online Increase significantly	Students who primarily or exclusively learn online Decrease modestly	Students who primarily or exclusively learn online Decrease significantly	Students who primarily or exclusively learn online Stay the same
Non-matriculating students	Non-matriculating students Increase modestly	Non-matriculating students Increase significantly	Non-matriculating students Decrease modestly	Non-matriculating students Decrease significantly	Non-matriculating students Stay the same

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* 2. Compared to 2015, what is likely to occur in the following areas at your institution in 2016?

	Increase modestly	Increase significantly	Decrease modestly	Decrease significantly	Stay the same
Overall retention rate	Overall retention rate Increase modestly	Overall retention rate Increase significantly	Overall retention rate Decrease modestly	Overall retention rate Decrease significantly	Overall retention rate Stay the same
Graduation rate	Graduation rate Increase modestly	Graduation rate Increase significantly	Graduation rate Decrease modestly	Graduation rate Decrease significantly	Graduation rate Stay the same
Academic intervention and remediation initiatives	Academic intervention and remediation initiatives Increase modestly	Academic intervention and remediation initiatives Increase significantly	Academic intervention and remediation initiatives Decrease modestly	Academic intervention and remediation initiatives Decrease significantly	Academic intervention and remediation initiatives Stay the same
Pre-graduation career guidance	Pre-graduation career guidance Increase modestly	Pre-graduation career guidance Increase significantly	Pre-graduation career guidance Decrease modestly	Pre-graduation career guidance Decrease significantly	Pre-graduation career guidance Stay the same
Post-graduation career guidance	Post-graduation career guidance Increase modestly	Post-graduation career guidance Increase significantly	Post-graduation career guidance Decrease modestly	Post-graduation career guidance Decrease significantly	Post-graduation career guidance Stay the same

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* 3. Which of the following are likely to occur at your institution in 2015? (Check all that apply.)

A significant new approach to recruitment

We will stop requiring the SAT or ACT

Significant changes to our application process

We will make a significant effort to enroll more students requiring financial aid

We will offer a shortened path to a degree

Cross-departmental initiatives to bolster student success/completion

Partnerships at high schools and/or community colleges to improve college-readiness

Re-branding campaign

New articulation agreements to make transfer to or from your institution easier

Greater focus on using data to track the entire student lifecycle

None of the above

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* 4. Compared to 2015, in 2016:

	Increase	Decrease	Stay the same	Be eliminated	Not sure
The published tuition rates at my school will:	The published tuition rates at my school will: Increase	The published tuition rates at my school will: Decrease	The published tuition rates at my school will: Stay the same	The published tuition rates at my school will: Be eliminated	The published tuition rates at my school will: Not sure
Merit aid will:	Merit aid will: Increase	Merit aid will: Decrease	Merit aid will: Stay the same	Merit aid will: Be eliminated	Merit aid will: Not sure
Need-based aid (grants and loans) will:	Need-based aid (grants and loans) will: Increase	Need-based aid (grants and loans) will: Decrease	Need-based aid (grants and loans) will: Stay the same	Need-based aid (grants and loans) will: Be eliminated	Need-based aid (grants and loans) will: Not sure