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October 21, 2025
Episode 81: Cost, Courses, & Careers: How Prospects Really Use Your Website

Cost, Courses, & Careers: How Prospects Really Use Your Website

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About the Episode:

When a prospective student lands on your website, what do they really want to find? It might not be what you think. In this episode, Grant De Roo, Founder and Principal at ADV Market Research & Consulting and Jarrett Smith, Senior VP of Strategy at Echo Delta share results from surveying over 1,000 prospective students about the top tasks students want to accomplish online. From cost clarity to course descriptions, modality, and career outcomes, the data challenges some common higher ed marketing assumptions and reveals a handful of universal priorities you can focus on to improve the student experience.

Join us as we discuss: 

  • [1:45] The surprising consistency across student segments
  • [10:04] What students want on academic program pages
  • [20:26] Gaps between higher ed professionals’ assumptions and student needs

Check out these resources we mentioned during the podcast:

Siena University - Affordability and Aid

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Allison Turcio

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About The Enrollify Podcast Network: The Application with Allison Turcio is a part of the Enrollify Podcast Network. If you like this podcast, chances are you’ll like other Enrollify shows, too!  

Some of our favorites include Mission Admissions and Visionary Voices: The College President’s Playbook.

Enrollify is made possible by Element451 —  the next-generation AI student engagement platform helping institutions create meaningful and personalized interactions with students. Learn more at element451.com.

People in this episode

Host

Allison Turcio, Ed.D., is Assistant Vice President for Enrollment and Marketing at Siena College and host of The Application.

Interviewee

Grant De Roo

Grant De Roo is the Founder and Principal of ADV Market Research & Consulting.

Jarrett Smith

Jarrett Smith is the Senior Vice President of Strategy at Echo Delta, a higher education marketing agency.

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