Student Retention and Success Solutions

Retention and Student Success

Institutions must consider not only the initial enrollment of new students but also the importance of retaining them once they have enrolled. Prioritizing retention positively impacts students as well as enhances the overall well-being and standing of the institution. At Kennedy & Company, we provide universities with a comprehensive approach to managing enrollments, improving university operations, enhancing student retention, implementing new technologies and methods of delivering education, and achieving financial sustainability.

OUR APPROACH:

We utilize data-based decision making combined with qualitative investigations through focus groups and surveys to make our recommendations. We examine the entire student experience and interact with students at every level, both current and former. Previous recommendations have included changes to the financial aid strategy, the establishment of DEI initiatives, and the enhancement of student support services.

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Turn Your Retention Data Into a Clear Action Plan

We offer a rapid, targeted solution to help institutions pinpoint what’s driving—or hindering—student persistence. Using custom dashboards built in PowerBI, we turn your data into clear, actionable insights that empower teams to make smarter decisions and strengthen student support where it’s needed most.

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Our team can work with your student information system or CRM, enabling the retention tool to integrate with existing data sources and function effectively within your current ecosystem.

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Student Success & Retention Strategy

Our work in this area includes:

Operational & Strategic Review of Student Services & Retention Functions
Retention & Dropout Behavior Analysis
Course & Curriculum Enrollment Analysis
Predictive Retention Model Development
Strategic Retention Planning

Building a Sustainable Plan for DEI: a Case Study

Successfully Navigating this Uncertain Enrollment Cycle

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Retention Strategy

The University of Akron

In an effort to review and improve admissions recruiting, financial aid leveraging and retention of undergraduate students, The University of Akron (UA) engaged Kennedy & Company to assess the programming, processes, and data.

Relevant Services:

Retention Strategy, Student Success, Organizational & Operational Planning

Retention Strategy

The New School

The New School engaged Kennedy & Company to work with the Eugene Lang College for Liberal Arts to discover and address the root causes of retention challenges at the New School. The project included stakeholder interviews, student focus groups, competitor analysis, and robust data analysis including basic demographic data as well as student participation and academic experience records.