Strategic Enrollment Management Consultant Services

RFP Publication Date: March 4th, 2026

Pre-Proposal Meeting: March 13th, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Central Time

Questions Due: March 16th, 2026, by 12:00 p.m. Central Time

Proposals Due: April 2nd, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. Central Time

Target Board Approval Date: June 18th, 2026

Board Approval & Contract Award: June 2026

SEM Kickoff & Discovery: Mid-July 2026

Analysis & Stakeholder Engagement: August - October 2026

SEM Framework Development: October - December 2026

Draft SEM Review & Refinement: January - February 2027

Final SEM Plan Delivery: March 2027

The institution seeks a vendor to deliver strategic enrollment management (SEM) consultant services. The selected consultant will be responsible for developing a comprehensive, institution-wide SEM plan, grounded in student journey analysis and relevant demographic realities. The plan should align recruitment, onboarding, persistence, and completion strategies across both academic and student service divisions.

Key responsibilities include providing multi-year enrollment projections and scenario modeling based on historical, current, and projected data, as well as analyzing enrollment, retention, persistence, and completion metrics. The consultant must assess enrollment performance by student type, including adult learners, first-time-in-college (FTIC), non-degree students, workforce participants, and credential-seeking individuals.

Additionally, the vendor will facilitate structured engagement with internal stakeholders such as enrollment services, student services, academic affairs, faculty, institutional research, IT, marketing, and senior leadership. The deliverables include enrolment projections and scenario models informed by demographic, economic, and policy variables, an environmental scan, strategic recommendations for all key phases of the student lifecycle, and defined KPIs and success metrics aligned with institutional priorities. The contract is for a four-year period.