The data displays the share of communication methods used by private four-year colleges and universities for marketing and recruitment in the U.S. in 2015. In 2015, 61.1% of private four-year colleges and universities used text messaging to market to and recruit students.
Email communication | 100 |
Recruiting page(s) on website | 99.1 |
Social media sites like Facebooks or Twitter | 98.2 |
Calling home phones | 98.2 |
Calling cell phones | 95.6 |
Publications in general (viewbook, search piece, etc.) | 93.8 |
Website optimized for mobile browsers | 87.6 |
Videos embedded in campus website | 80.2 |
Text messaging | 61.1 |
Video calls using Skype or similar service | 31.3 |