TRANSYLVANIA'S WEB SITE FOR PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS RATED NO. 1
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By Art Jester
HERALD-LEADER STAFF REPORT
December 15, 2005

Transylvania University's Web site for prospective students has been ranked No. 1 in the country by a national education research organization.

Transylvania was top-ranked in the seventh annual Enrollment Power Index, an analysis by the National Research Center for College and University Admissions.

The admissions Web sites of more than 3,000 colleges and universities were evaluated.

Overall, the institutions were judged on their Web site's ability to take prospective students and help them become applicants.

The survey sent e-mails to more than 100,000 college-bound high school students, asking them to rate their top two admissions Web sites.

"Today, prospective college students are more focused on digital information than ever before," said Sarah Emmons, Transylvania's director of public relations. "In all likelihood, not a single student will apply to Transylvania next year without first perusing our Web site and the Web sites of competing institutions."

"It's important for prospective students to be able to find the answers to their questions in a matter of minutes. If they can't find what they're looking for, they move on."

Sarah Coen, Transylvania's director of admissions, said: "Students really like how easy our Web site is to navigate and how quickly they can find what they're looking for."


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On the Web

To see Transylvania's top-ranked Web site, go to www.transy.edu and click on "For Prospective Students."