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Contact: Amy Armstrong
Director of University Relations
Tel: 830.792.7405
Email:
anarmstrong@schreiner.edu |
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For
Immediate Release
October 2, 2008 |
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Schreiner University Admissions Web site
ranked top in the country
Site among the best at meeting demands
and expectations of potential students |
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Schreiner
University
announced today
the admissions
features on its
Web site were
recognized as
among the most
highly rated in
the country by
the
National
Research Center
for College &
University
Admissions
(NRCCUA)
10th Annual
Enrollment Power
Index (EPI), an
analysis of the
admissions Web
sites of more
than 3,000
post-secondary
institutions.
Schreiner ranked
first among the
top 10 liberal
arts
institutions,
first among
western colleges
and universities
and fourth
overall out of
more than 3,000
schools. |
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“Recognition of
excellence is
always a
pleasure,
especially when
it is based on
solid research
and when it
recognizes
something that
you really
believe is
important,” Dr.
Tim Summerlin,
Schreiner
president, said.
“This evaluation
process is
rigorous, and
the success of
our admission
Web site is
important to our
recruiting
efforts, so we
take pride in
the NRCCUA
recognition. The
thank you’s
start with Web
manager Judy
Glaze, Sandy
Speed and the
admission and
financial aid
group, our IT
team and our
university
relations group.
This kind of
excellence is
surely worth
celebrating.” |
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The
research-based
study rates how
well the
functionality
and design of
college and
university
admissions Web
sites provide
information to
potential
students and
move them from
prospect to
applicant. The
study graded the
sites for each
institution on a
100-point scale.
Schreiner was
one of only 135
institutions
that received an
A.
“We congratulate
Schreiner
University for
having one of
the top
admissions
related Web
sites in the
country,” said
Don Munce,
President of
NRCCUA. “In
today’s online
environment, a
quality Web site
can now be the
difference
between a lost
prospect and a
new student. By
developing a
dynamic and
up-to-date
online
information
source,
Schreiner is
ensuring that
prospective
students have
critical
information at
their fingertips
that will help
them make
decisions about
their college
careers.”
The study
examined 34
different
criteria that
are divided into
five main
categories:
- Prominence of an admissions office link on
the
institution’s
home page (17.05
possible
points).
- Admissions Web page design and ease of navigation (10.88 possible
points).
- Online access to admissions materials (23.74 possible points).
- Additional admissions information (41.90 possible points).
- Ability to contact the admissions office (6.43 possible points).
To identify the
admissions Web
site features
that have the
most significant
impact, an
e-mail survey
was sent to over
100,000
college-bound
high school
students asking
them to rate
admissions Web
sites. Next,
over 3,000 sites
were evaluated
to identify
functional
features present
on each site.
Statistical
tests were then
used to identify
the functional
features that
were important
to students and
their relative
importance.
Additional
information on
the EPI study is
available at
www.nrccua.org/epireport.
For more
information
about Schreiner
University,
please visit
www.schreiner.edu. |
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