Audience: Undergraduate

One of the most consistent trends in higher education over the past 10-15 years has been rising tuition discount rates. NACUBO’s annual Tuition Discounting Study for private institutions and the College Board’s Trends in College Pricing and Student Aid both highlight a sobering reality: Inflation-adjusted tuition and fee revenue per student has fallen over the past 15 years.

If you’re a member of the Slate community, you already know Slate is one of your most powerful tools. But when your Slate expert leaves—or your team is stretched too thin—daily operations, communications, application workflows, and more can quickly fall behind. And for many institutions, hiring new full-time staff simply isn’t feasible. That’s where Carnegie’s Embedded Slate Captain offering comes in. Our Embedded Slate Captain gives your institution flexible, high-impact Slate support from an experienced professional who functions as part of your team—without the long-term commitment or cost of a full-time hire.

Before redesigning its website with Carnegie, UT Tyler faced significant challenges that hindered its ability to effectively communicate its mission and offerings.

In today’s competitive higher education landscape, your website is one of your most powerful recruitment tools. But if visitors aren’t converting—whether that means filling out an inquiry form, starting an application, or scheduling a campus visit—your marketing efforts may not be reaching their full potential.

At Carnegie, we’re always looking for new ways to help higher education institutions connect with the right students at the right time. That’s why we’re excited to announce our new partnership with Tuition Exchange (TE), a nonprofit consortium of over 700 colleges and universities, to launch an innovative college search and inquiry tool.

The college selection process is deeply personal. Even the smallest details can influence a student’s decision to attend (or not attend) your institution. For an admissions team, navigating these details to guide students toward enrollment can seem like an impossible negotiation.

As more users turn to streaming platforms as their main source of information and entertainment, the prevalence and popularity of Connected TV ads have shot up. Nowadays, CTV is an essential component of any modern digital marketing strategy. 

Google named Carnegie’s digital marketing team as a 2025 Google Premier Partner! This marks over 10 years we’ve been a Premier Partner.

In today’s higher education landscape, traditional marketing strategies—built on demographics, test scores, and zip codes—no longer provide the depth needed to engage and convert modern students. While demographics tell us who and where—they don’t tell us why.

The challenges facing higher education aren’t just about policy—they’re about perception. Institutions must go beyond policy debates and clearly articulate their broader value to their community. Colleges and universities are not just places of learning—they fuel innovation, drive economic mobility, and strengthen communities. Now more than ever, higher education leaders must work together to ensure this message resonates. Here’s where to start.