Higher Education’s Tough Economic Times Affect Recruitment, Studies Say
RESTON, Va.
The past year’s sagging economy has caused many schools to retool their recruiting tactics, according to findings in a new national survey released last month. A separate report, also released last month, predicts that the current financial problems facing higher education could last as long as a decade.
Some 58 percent of the 330 institutions participating in “The Impact of September 11th on College and University Enrollments” study reported having altered their recruiting tactics because of decreased funding and other effects related to the slow economy.
