Undergraduate Admissions and Financial Aid Optimization

The Auraria Higher Education Center (AHEC) is seeking a vendor to optimize undergraduate admissions yield and financial aid strategies for Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU Denver). The goal is to improve initial enrollment outcomes and positively impact first-year retention, persistence, and longer-term student success. The selected vendor will conduct a comprehensive analysis of undergraduate admissions yield and institutional financial aid strategies, develop predictive models, and deliver strategic recommendations and implementation tools. The project will include data assessment and preparation, undergraduate admissions yield analysis, financial aid optimization analysis, predictive modeling, and strategic plan development. The vendor will work collaboratively with MSU Denver stakeholders and provide decision-support tools and dashboards to monitor yield, aid effectiveness, and retention indicators. • Key aspects of the project include: • Data assessment and preparation • Undergraduate admissions yield analysis • Financial aid optimization analysis • Predictive modeling and scenario analysis • Strategic plan development and implementation support • Decision-support tools and dashboards for monitoring yield, aid effectiveness, and retention indicators • Collaboration with MSU Denver stakeholders • Data-driven approach to connect enrollment strategy to longer-term retention and completion goals