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Whether you're just starting or scaling, the trends, tips, and to-dos to improve your parent engagement strategy.
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How 6 institutions boosted Fall 2024 yield with CampusESP
We analyzed data from 6 institutions using CampusESP and 127,987 prospective parents. See how families increase likelihood to apply, enroll, and more.
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How 6 institutions boosted Fall 2024 yield with CampusESP
We analyzed data from 6 institutions using CampusESP and 127,987 prospective parents. See how families increase likelihood to apply, enroll, and more.
Learn more >
Cut through the FAFSA confusion: Strategies to support families
This year’s FAFSA is smoother but success depends on more than system updates. Collaboration and consistent communication are what help families feel confident, informed, and supported throughout one of higher education’s most stressful processes.
What we heard from 9,467 parents of prospective college students
Families are your students’ #1 influencers. Understanding what they need, expect, and value can make or break enrollment outcomes. Our annual Prospective Family Survey Report breaks down what nearly 10,000 families told us about their role in the admissions process.
From recruit to retain: FAU’s blueprint for full-lifecycle family engagement
Families don’t care what office sends the email. And they shouldn’t have to. Every outreach from a college should feel like one voice: clear, consistent, and focused on student success.
Goodbye rogue parent Facebook Groups – CampusESP’s Discussion Boards are here!
Louisiana State University, The University of Kansas, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, and Webster University piloted our newest feature. They saw big gains in parent engagement, while spending only 30 mins a month managing it!
Florida Atlantic University pilots student orientation registration in CampusESP
FAU launched a new orientation reservation system for students and families in just 4 weeks and achieved a 21% increase in reservations within the first two weeks.
June 2025 CampusESP Feature Launch
From event management volume pricing, to Slate Suitcase integration capabilities to Admissions Dashboard improvements, check out the latest and greatest from CampusESP!
The power of personalization in recruitment and enrollment
Personalization can feel like an impossible task. You’re juggling shrinking teams, packed calendars, and a mile-long to-do list — do you really have time to tailor every message?
4 top takeaways from the 2025 CampusESP Summit
Last month, we welcomed hundreds of higher ed professionals to the 2025 CampusESP Summit. From campus collaborations to hyper-personalization with AI, these four takeaways show how institutions are turning ideas into action.
Boost enrollment by personalizing your institutional voice to families
University of Mary Washington and Holy Family University share how they’re using CampusESP to turn authentic communication into a competitive advantage by engaging families early, building confidence throughout the funnel, and highlighting what makes their institutions special.
Introducing the Slate "Suitcase" Integration: A faster, smarter way to integrate CampusESP with Slate
Learn how the new Slate Suitcase for CampusESP makes it easier than ever to connect families with key updates — and bring their engagement data back into your funnel. Faster setup, smarter modeling, and more nudges to help families help students enroll.
5 family engagement strategies that drive enrollment success
When it comes to turning "maybe" into "yes" in the enrollment process, engaging families is more important than ever. But how can already-saturated teams, facing growing enrollment concerns, focus on the right outreach that will drive the action needed?
CampusESP and Slate: Better together at Gettysburg College
As "power users" in both CampusESP and Slate, Gettysburg College is one of our strongest integration partners. With their innovative student checklist for parents keeping them ahead on financial aid submissions, we're excited to celebrate Gettysburg as our quarterly ESP MVP!
Summer Toolkit: Your guide to decreasing student melt
One of the best ways to ensure your newly deposited incoming class makes it to their first class? Keep in touch with their families this summer. Our guide takes you step by step through when, why, and how.
3 steps to engage parents this yield season
You’re actively working on yielding students, but are you also working on yield their parents? Engaging parents now can help you recruit the entire family and grow your incoming class. Get 3 approaches you can still try to hit your goals.
Top Trends in Family Engagement for 2025
Each year we look across all the data to elevate the 5 trends in family engagement that you need to know to hone your strategy and hit your goals. Based on insights from more than 420 institutions and 15 million families, get the top takeaways to connect with families now.
January 2025 CampusESP Feature Launch
From AI-personalized content, to student enrollment report, to customer newsletters and MORE, check out the latest and greatest from CampusESP!
The top family engagement resources of 2024 — it’s CampusESP Wrapped
Time to recap the top resources, advancements, and moments in higher education family engagement. We cover how over 400 colleges and universities used CampusESP to engage millions of families in 2024 … and the RESULTS.
4 ways to communicate FAFSA 2025 changes to families
Learn how admissions and financial aid teams are navigating the delayed FAFSA release to keep students and families informed about changes and resources for timely completion.
From “CC’d” to personalized platform: Why 3 universities moved parent comms from their CRM into CampusESP
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, Nebraska Wesleyan University and Lamar University share how CampusESP is quicker to set up, easier to maintain, and has proven results with families.
Buena Vista University uses Parent Promoter Score™ to predict student likelihood to enroll
Parents are important. But when BVU’s director of admissions got his hands on the data, he was able to prove just how influential they can be with students being 3x more likely to enroll when they had a highly engaged parent.

