ACHIEVING 2020 ENROLLMENT GOALS May 9, 2017 ACHIEVING 2020 ENROLLMENT GOALS Challenges and Next Steps

ENROLLMENT GOALS Enrollment Management Council-Modeled Plan 2015 Grow total enrollments by 2000 from 2015 levels by 2020 Increase the SAT/ACT Best Score Average to 1200 by 2020 Increase first to second year retention to 91% by 2020 Maintain 2015 enrollment distribution by level (UG/GRAD) through 2020

TOTAL ENROLLMENT

ENROLLMENT BY PROGRAM LEVEL

OBSERVATIONS AND CONCERNS Growth is being achieved through increases in undergraduate enrollment Growing undergraduate enrollment to cover graduate enrollment declines would likely impact: SAT score or scholarship/aid costs Retention Campus instructional capacity and infrastructures UB’s rankings As a large part of our identity as a comprehensive research university, UB offers exceptional graduate and professional degrees, and educates tomorrow’s professional and academic leaders There is a critical need for advanced degrees (particularly Master’s) for professional careers and societal progress

NEXT STEPS In the coming months, UB will be working on expanding graduate enrollment while ensuring we are continuing to recruit exceptional students We will also continue ongoing processes to identify policy, infrastructure and service challenges to achieve a student enrollment of 30,000, and processes that result in increased student quality and increase yield