Are you feeling pressure about not hitting your enrollment goals this year? Have you exhausted all...
Are you looking for new enrollment management strategies and trends? Interested in connecting with potential enrollment management service partners? If so, attending an admissions or enrollment management conference this year could be a great addition to your plans!
To help you plan your schedule, we've compiled a list of the most popular conferences higher education admissions and enrollment leaders attend. For each event, you'll see:
- A link to the event website
- The main focus of the conference
- Dates of the event
- Location
- Registration fees
Be sure to bookmark this page and use it throughout the year!
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Higher Education Admissions Conferences in 2024
October 2024
Association for Continuing Higher Education (ACHE) Annual Conference
- What: Enrollment Management
- When: October 14-16, 2024
- Where: Palm Springs, CA
- Registration Fees:
- Early Bird Member: $599
- Non-member: $849
Educause Annual Conference - In Person
- What: Higher Ed IT
- When: October 21-24, 2024
- Where: San Antonio, TX
- Registration Fees:
- Member: $1,279
- Non-member: $1,779
November 2024
American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) SEM Conference
- What: Enrollment Management
- When: November 3-6, 2024
- Where: Boston, MA
- Registration Fees:
- Member, Full Conference: $1,320 - $1,620
- Member, One-Day Pass: $800
- Non-member, Full Conference: $1,650 - $1,950
- Non-member, One-Day Pass: $900
Educause Annual Conference - Online
- What: Higher Ed IT
- When: November 13-14, 2024
- Where: Online
- Registration Fees:
- Members: $199
- Non-members: $299
Higher Education Admissions Conferences in 2025
January 2025
Association of American Colleges and Universities (AACU) Annual Meeting
- What: General Higher Education
- When: January 22-24, 2025
- Where: Washington, DC
- Registration Fees:
- Members: $680 - $730
- Non-Members: $970 - $1,010
February 2025
American Marketing Association 2025 Winter Academic Conference
- What: Marketing
- When:
- Virtual: February 10, 2025
- In-person: February 14-16, 2025
- Where: Phoenix, AZ
- Registration Fees:
- Member, In-person: $649 - $749
- Non-member, In-person: $849 - $949
- Member, Virtual: $129
- Non-member, Virtual: $299
InsightsEDU 2025 Conference
- What: Enrollment Management
- When: February 12-14, 2025
- Where: New Orleans, LA
- Registration Fees:
- Team: $2,645 - $2,945
- Individual: $845 - $995
National Association of Independent Colleges & Universities (NAICU) Annual Meeting & Advocacy Day
- What: General Higher Education
- When: February 2-5, 2025
- Where: Washington, D.C.
- Registration Fees:
- Member: $776 - $826
- Non-member: $830 - $876
American College Personnel Association (ACPA) Annual Convention
- What: Student Affairs
- When: February 16-19
- Where: Long Beach, CA
- Registration Fees:
- Member, Full Convention: $529 - $679
- Member, One-Day: $139 - $259
- Non-member, Full Convention: $729 - $879
- Non-member, One-Day: $199 - $309
March 2025
SXSW EDU Conference and Festival
- What: Enrollment Management
- When: March 3-6, 2025
- Where: Austin, TX
- Registration Fees:
- Starting at $595
University Professional & Continuing Education (UPCEA) Annual Conference
- What: General Higher Education
- When: March 24-26, 2025
- Where: Denver, CO
- Registration Fees:
- Member: $999-1,374
- Non-member: $1,325 - $1,700
April 2025
LEADSCON
- What: Marketing
- When: April 7-9, 2025
- Where: Las Vegas, NV
- Registration Fees: Starting at $999; Rates will increase closer to the event
American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) Annual Meeting
- What: Enrollment Management
- When: March 30 - April 2, 2025
- Where: Seattle, WA
- Registration Fees: TBA
Online Learning Consortium (OLC) Conference
- What: Online Education
- When: April 1-4, 2025
- Where: Nashville, TN
- Registration Fees: TBA
Higher Learning Commission (HLC) Annual Conference
- What: General Higher Education
- When: April 5-8, 2025
- Where: Chicago, IL
- Registration Fees:
- Member: $735 - $935
- Non-member: $935 - $1,135
ASU+GSV Summit
- What: Education Technology
- When: April 6-9, 2025
- Where: San Diego, CA
- Registration Fees: $1,600 - $5,250
National Association for Graduate Enrollment Management (NAGAP) Graduate Enrollment Management Summit
- What: Graduate Enrollment Management
- When: April 23-26, 2025
- Where: San Francisco, CA
- Registration Fees: TBA
May 2025
CECU North American Career Education Convention
- What: Enrollment Management
- When: May 27-29, 2025
- Where: Las Vegas, NV
- Registration Fees: TBA
June 2025
Watermark Engage
- What: Higher Education Administration
- When: June 4-6, 2025
- Where: Washington, DC
- Registration Fees: Starting at $349
July 2025
eduWeb Digital Summit Annual Conference
- What: Marketing
- When: July 15-17, 2025
- Where: Portland, ME
- Registration Fees: $1,125 - $1,250
Distance Learning Administration (DLA) Conference
- What: Distance Education
- When: July 27-30, 2025
- Where: Jekyll Island, GA
- Registration Fees: TBA
ACT Enrollment Management Summit
- What: Enrollment Management
- More information for 2025 TBA
National Small Colleges Enrollment Conference (NSCEC) Annual Conference
- What: Enrollment Management
- More information for 2025 TBA
UPCEA Distance Teaching and Learning Conference (DT&L) Conference
- What: Distance Education
- More information for 2025 TBA
August 2025
American Marketing Association Summer Academic Conference
- What: Marketing
- When:
- Virtual: August 18, 2025
- In-Person: August 22-24, 2025
- Where: Chicago, IL
- Registration Fees:
- Member, In-person: Starting at $649
- Member, Virtual: Starting at $129
- Non-member, In-person: Starting at $849
- Non-member, Virtual: Starting at $299
September 2025
National Association for College Admissions Counseling (NACAC) Annual Conference
- What: Admissions and Enrollment Management
- When: September 18-20, 2025
- Where: Columbus, OH
- Registration Fees: TBA
October 2025
Association for Continuing Higher Education (ACHE) Annual Conference
- What: Enrollment Management
- More information for 2025 TBA
Educause Annual Conference
- Higher Ed IT
- More information for 2025 TBA
November 2025
American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) SEM Conference
- What: Enrollment management
- More information for 2025 TBA
How to Apply What Your Team Learns at Admissions and Enrollment Management Conferences
Whether you attend 1 or 10 of the conferences above, you'll leave with many ideas and strategies to improve your admissions performance and boost enrollment.
But how do you prioritize which enrollment management strategies to focus on first?
To answer this question, you need to understand the current state of your admissions funnel in relation to competing institutions who have attended these same conferences. Seeing the "snapshot" of your current state will help you prioritize which strategies to implement or change to have the biggest impact on increasing enrollment at your institution.
Download the Higher Ed Admissions Funnel Guide to compare your metrics against the standard benchmarks for higher ed institutions and identify your biggest opportunities for improvement:
