Higher Ed Analytics On the Rise – Who’s Using Predictive Analytics?

Many institutions want to be able to use their data to its highest potential. This means making accurate predictions with their information rather than playing guessing games when it comes to the livelihood of the institution.Thomas Blum, Vice President for Administration at Sarah Lawrence University, was featured in University Business article “Data Analytics Rising In Higher Education” as a “data czar” and is utilizing Rapid Insight software at Sarah Lawrence College. They have built a model to forecast enrollment and have automated the process of predicting not only students who will enroll, but will also attend the college.