The data displays the share of colleges placing "considerable importance" on recruitment strategies in the U.S. in 2015, by student population type. In 2015, 84.4% of colleges stated that they placed considerable importance on website-based recruitment strategies for first-time freshmen.
Website | 84.4 | 81.9 | 87.7 |
82.7 | 77.3 | 79 | |
Hosted campus visit | 77 | 49.6 | 26.3 |
High school counselor | 60.8 | 13.8 | 35.3 |
High school visit | 58.5 | 9.5 | 13 |
Direct mail | 54.6 | 29.2 | 9.4 |
College fairs | 52.5 | 29.9 | 20.5 |
Social media | 38.2 | 26.6 | 30.7 |
Community based organizations | 16.9 | 8.6 | 6.4 |
Test-optional policy | 13.9 | 8.3 | 9.7 |
Alumni | 12.5 | 9.4 | 10.7 |
Overseas high school visit | 10 | 4 | 23.8 |
Conditional/provisional admission program | 5.1 | 3.8 | 9.6 |
Utilize agents | 15.9 | ||
Partnership with overseas colleges | 15.3 | ||
State of regional recruitment consortium | 8 | ||
Federal government support | 13.9 |