Each school/college along with the Office of Admissions and Records, Financial Aid, the International Center, and the Career Center play cooperative roles in the success of maintaining an enrollment that will allow the institution the fiscal level necessary to meet its goals.
Graduate Enrollment Management at Florida State University
Increasing nationwide competition for graduate students means that graduate schools and academic departments must work together to meet strategic enrollment goals. The need to manage enrollment from initial contact through graduation has become increasingly apparent. Each administrator must concentrate on data, quality service, cooperation, communication, and collaboration to achieve institutional success in enrollment management.
A variety of reports and tracking data is available to colleges/schools/departments to assist in managing enrollment through the process of monitoring each of our graduates successfully through degree completion.
Overall Goal
To develop a consistent professional management strategy to enhance and improve recruitment, retention, and degree completion.
Graduate Enrollment Management Committee (GEMC)
The Graduate Enrollment Management Committee (GEMC) is a group of individuals consisting of representatives from:
- Office of Admissions and Records
- International Center
- Financial Aid
- Career Center
- All Schools/Colleges
- Other Academic Programs
The purpose of the GEMC meetings is to explain and review best practices in recruitment, enrollment, and retention. Meetings are held bi-weekly.
Graduate Enrollment Strategy Group (GESG)
The Graduate Enrollment Strategy Group (GESG) was recently established by the Dean of Graduate Studies.
The Graduate Enrollment Strategy Group (GESG) currently consists of representatives from:
- Office of Graduate Studies
- Office of Admissions and Records
- College of Arts & Sciences
- College of Business
- College of Education
- College of Human Sciences
The purpose of the group is to monitor enrollment, to provide colleges/schools assistance in meeting enrollment targets, and in developing workshops aimed at guiding administrators and enrollment managers through the process of monitoring our graduate students successfully through degree completion. Meetings are held on a regular basis.
Office of Graduate Studies
The Office of Graduate Studies is responsible for the oversight, coordination, and management of functions including the dissemination of information related to graduate enrollment management and to determine enrollment targets for each college and school.
Associate Dean/Administrator
The Associate Dean/Administrator typically:
- oversees the college's/school's enrollment targets and their impact on the budget
- monitors policies and procedures as they relate to recruitment activities, admissions, retention, and time-to-degree
- works closely with the enrollment manager
Enrollment Manager
The Enrollment Manager typically:
- provides data to the academic unit to facilitate tracking progress toward enrollment goals
- provides academic deans, department chairs and fiscal officers with relevant data regarding programs, student quality, demographic trends, student attrition and program image
- works closely with the associate dean/administrator
Enrollment Management Reports/Data
There are a variety of reports and data available to help units manage and monitor graduate enrollment. Here is a list of important contact information (PDF document) and examples of reports available through the Offices of Admissions & Records, Institutional Research, and Graduate Studies.
