Work in Progress: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Telephone Calls from Faculty on the Matriculation of High School Students

During the 2005-2006 academic year, the University of San Diego (USD) Engineering Programs conducted a study to measure the impact of phone calls on student matriculation. Admitted students were divided into two groups having similar demographic characteristics. One group received phone calls from engineering faculty, the other group is a control and was not be contacted by the faculty. The impact of the phone calls was assessed to determine whether receiving a call affected matriculation rates of admitted students. The results of these analyses helped to determine how faculty telephone calls should be used in future recruiting efforts