1、2025 NATIONAL PROSPECTIVE STUDENT SURVEY2 2025 Hanover ResearchHEDWP0425TABLE OF CONTENTS3/INTRODUCTION4/2025 PROSPECTIVE STUDENT TRENDS5/WHOS CONSIDERING HIGHER EDUCATION AND WHO MAY NOT7/WHAT MOTIVATES PROSPECTS TO APPLY ANDCOMMIT10/WHAT PROSPECTS WANT TO STUDY14/HOW AND WHERE PROSPECTS WANT TO LE
2、ARN17/WHAT CAMPUS SUPPORT PROSPECTS NEED21/WHEN TO REACH PROSPECTS25/HOW TO REACH PROSPECTS27/CONCLUSION28/RECOMMENDED READS29/APPENDIX31/ABOUT HANOVERHANOVER RESEARCH FOR HIGHER EDUCATIONHanovers insights help higher education institutions strengthen their academic portfolios,maximize enrollment an
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