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WHITEPAPER:

2nd Annual

Parent & Student Survey

FOR HIGHER EDUCATION

In 2025, the landscape of higher education is undergoing seismic changes, driven by evolving societal needs, technological advancements, and economic pressures.

To better understand the perspectives and preferences of those at the heart of this transformation, we conducted our 2nd Annual Parents and Students Post-Secondary Education Survey.

Through this survey, we uncovered the motivations driving the most targeted segments for education marketers: high school students and their parents. We also outline how all institutions – public and private four-year schools, community colleges, and vocational education programs – can work through or mitigate significant challenges impacting enrollment, including the Enrollment Cliff, rising education costs and ROI of post-secondary education, labor market demands and much more.

Don’t miss this valuable resource that will help inform and propel your education marketing strategies in the upcoming year!

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The 2nd Annual

Parent & Student Survey

FOR HIGHER EDUCATION

and learn how to better reach your most targeted enrollment segments: students and their parents.

This guide outlines the biggest current challenges of education marketers, and ideas showing how your enrollment strategy can overcome and thrive.

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95%

of parents are using digital sources to research post-secondary options for their children

95%

of ALL teens use YouTube

2x

the number of parents are considering vocational schools than their children

Other areas we cover that will help increase awareness of your institution among students and their parents:

  • The most important factors considered in the college search process:

    • what motivates students’ choices
    • what parents consider the most important factors
  • How students and their parents interact with school advertising:

    • The apps where students AND their parents spend most of their ‘social media’ time
    • What other sources are used for school research: digital, direct mail, etc.
  • How to use the survey insights to optimize your enrollment strategy:

    • Vocational schools
    • Community colleges
    • Four-year universities

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