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University Achieves Record Enrollment Through Personalized Student Recruitment

The Challenge

A Midwestern university wanted to increase student applications and improve enrollment outcomes by creating a more personalized recruitment experience for prospective students.

The admissions team recognized that today's students expect relevant, timely communication throughout the decision-making process. The university needed a solution that would strengthen follow-up efforts, improve engagement, and help enrollment counselors focus on the students most likely to apply and enroll.

Campaign Objectives
  • Increase student applications
  • Improve enrollment results
  • Personalize communication based on student interests
  • Strengthen follow-up throughout the recruitment cycle
  • Increase engagement with prospective students
      
The Strategy

Think Patented developed a personalized student recruitment program utilizing its Leads360 marketing automation platform.

The strategy focused on improving communication throughout the enrollment journey while providing admissions staff with better visibility into student engagement. By combining personalized outreach, automated follow-up, and real-time lead delivery, the university was able to create a more responsive and effective recruitment process.

The goal was to connect with prospective students at the right time with the right message while ensuring interested students received prompt follow-up from the admissions team.

The Execution

Think Patented implemented a recruitment workflow designed to help the university engage students more effectively and streamline communications throughout the enrollment process.

Campaign Components
  • Personalized communications based on student interests
  • Automated follow-up workflows
  • Real-time lead delivery to admissions staff
  • Faster response times to student inquiries
  • Lead tracking and engagement monitoring
  • Prioritized follow-up for highly engaged prospects
     
Key Advantages

The program enabled the university to:

  • Respond more quickly to prospective students
  • Deliver more relevant communications throughout the recruitment process
  • Improve visibility into student engagement
  • Focus recruitment efforts on the most interested prospects
  • Create a more personalized admissions experience

By automating routine communications while maintaining a personalized approach, the admissions team was able to build stronger relationships with prospective students throughout the enrollment cycle.

The Results

The campaign delivered significant recruitment and enrollment success.

Key Outcomes
  • More than 2,000 student applications generated
  • 636 enrolled students
  • Largest incoming class in university history
  • Improved student engagement through personalized communications

The program helped the university attract students from a broad geographic area while supporting stronger enrollment performance and recruitment efficiency.

Enrollment Highlights

The incoming class represented:

  • Students from 32 states
  • Students from 11 countries
  • 365 different high schools

Students enrolled from across the United States as well as England, Ethiopia, Germany, Ghana, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Northern Ireland, the Netherlands, and Saudi Arabia.

The diversity of the incoming class demonstrated the university's ability to expand its reach while maintaining strong engagement with prospective students throughout the admissions process.

Why It Worked

Student recruitment is most effective when institutions can deliver timely, personalized communication throughout the decision-making journey.

By combining automation with personalized outreach, Think Patented helped the university maintain meaningful connections with prospective students while improving operational efficiency for the admissions team.

The program ensured that engaged students received prompt follow-up, admissions counselors had access to real-time insights, and prospective students experienced a more relevant and responsive recruitment process.

The result was increased applications, stronger enrollment performance, and a record-setting incoming class.

Looking to Improve Student Recruitment?

Whether you're aiming to increase applications, improve enrollment yield, or create a more personalized admissions experience, Think Patented can help you develop recruitment campaigns that engage prospective students and deliver measurable results.

Let's create a student recruitment strategy that helps you reach your enrollment goals.