Higher Education

Run a high-performing and adaptive institution

Comprehensive solutions and actionable insights to tackle pressing Higher Education challenges.

Our insights help institutions strengthen their academic portfolio, maximize enrollment and retention, manage costs, improve brand perception, and engage alumni

Enrollment Management

Optimize your entire enrollment funnel from enhancing prospective student recruitment to maximizing applicants and matriculants.

Reports & Briefs
With enrollments continuing their years-long decline, administrators must implement a cross-departmental approach in order to achieve enrollment targets. With varied contributors of enrollment decline,…

Academic Programming

Build a standout academic program portfolio based on student preference and employer demand.

Student Success

Increase retention and maximize student engagement from start date to graduation.

Reports & Briefs
With student enrollment declining at historic levels, higher education institutions continue to struggle with student retention. Now, between mounting financial pressures and increased competition,…

Operations & Finance

Comprehensive insights to run an efficient, financially sustainable institution.

Reports & Briefs
When COVID-19 threw higher education into a tailspin in 2020, no one knew what the effects would be on alumni giving — especially given…

Advancement

Identify right-fit donors and maximize giving from your key stakeholders.

Webinars
How has COVID-19 impacted institutions’ giving programs—and how will this affect long-term individual giving?   To answer these questions, Hanover presents results from pre-…

Marketing

Understand your institution’s value proposition—and communicate it through messaging that resonates.

Reports & Briefs
To stand out from the competition, higher education marketing leaders know that articulating a distinctive college or university brand promise is imperative. To accomplish…

Grants

Targeted guidance to bolster the quality, volume, and success rates of your grant applications.

Webinars
For many grant-seekers in higher education, developing competitive grant proposals requires a departure from the conventions of academic writing.   In this webinar, Hanover…

Higher Education Clients

Your dedicated advisor evaluates your challenges and develops a tailored action plan

We then harness the multi-methodological expertise of our 200+ analysts to provide you with comprehensive analysis of and recommendations for addressing your challenges.

Data Analysis

Sophisticated modelling to optimize the enrollment funnel, micro-target recruitment, and evaluate attrition risk.

Surveys

Gather feedback on campus climate, program preferences, enrollment factors, and more using best-in-class design and analysis.

Qualitative Research

Understand student, faculty, and staff thoughts, feelings, opinions, and perceptions with focus groups and in-depth interviews.

Strategic Advising

Leverage our advisory capabilities to build strategic plans and accelerate execution of strategic initiatives.

Benchmarking & Best Practices

Set standards with practitioner-sourced best practices spanning program offerings, pricing, marketing strategies, and more.

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Executive Town Hall – 2023: A Year In Higher Education Review

As the end of 2023 approaches, Hanover Research would like to take the opportunity to bring together higher education leaders from around the country

Grant-seeker’s Guide to Training and Fellowships​

For many grant-seekers in the early stages of their research careers, myriad opportunities are available in the form of fellowships and training experiences. In
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Accelerate institutional success initiatives

Case Studies

Webinars

Higher Education
How has COVID-19 impacted institutions’ giving programs—and how will this affect long-term individual giving?   To answer these questions, Hanover presents results from pre-…

Reports & Briefs

Higher Education
With enrollments continuing their years-long decline, administrators must implement a cross-departmental approach in order to achieve enrollment targets. With varied contributors of enrollment decline,…
Higher Education
While hiring prospects look slightly better for this year’s college graduates, higher education institutions still need to stay ahead of hiring trends to best…
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Higher education institutions, faced with declining enrollments and mounting financial pressures, are prioritizing retention and implementing targeted interventions to drive student success. With the…

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Hanover Research provides high quality, custom research and analytics through a cost-effective model that helps clients in the corporate, education, and healthcare sectors make informed decisions, identify and seize opportunities, and heighten their effectiveness.

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Ongoing research agenda adapts with your organization’s needs

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200+ analysts with advanced research expertise

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Annual, fixed-fee model delivers shared costs and benefits

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Exclusive account and research teams ensure strategic partnership

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