We are
EMA Members
Because...
EMA membership offers access to champions and trailblazers forging new paths to ensure independent schools flourish.
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EMA Member
because OF THE opportunity to learn from professionals worldwide
Head of School
Wingra School
(WI)
We're Stronger By Association.
Stay connected with a vast network of experts and professionals, get personalized support and leadership development, and receive compelling insights and comprehensive knowledge. EMA addresses your specific needs and advocates for your success.
Our role as member advocates goes beyond advocating for the profession. We advocate for the professionals.
Unmatched value. Unlimited opportunities.
We invite every school professional to see the value of being an EMA member. With EMA as your partner, you can find personalized support at every turn with tools and resources for all of your needs.
Join over 1,100 of your peers for our biggest event each year. Network with your enrollment management colleagues, boost your professional acumen, and get new innovative ideas to elevate your strategic plans in the new academic year ahead.
Connect with a community of your peers, gain insights from others in your network, and access specialized thought-leader resources on curated topics such as Marketing, Financial Aid, Neurodiversity, and much more.
Free online meet-ups on topics such as Parent Interview Questions, Early Childhood Screening Tools, Using a Rubric to Inform Admission Decisions, How to Best Utilize Google Analytics, AI, and much more.
Get the latest trends, data, and resources for your enrollment strategy with a special focus on topics of interest to the local collaborative, alongside EMA experts and colleagues.
Our Online Community makes engaging with experts across the enrollment spectrum easy. Learn new skills, expand your network, get your questions answered, find inspiration, or view archived chat for quick reference.
Access expert-led online courses that help you grow your skills and empower you to achieve professional and enrollment success.
Stay informed with the latest industry trends and gain valuable competitive intelligence with our flagship Yield magazine and reports such as the Cost Per Enrollment Study, Effects of COVID-19 on Educational Outcomes, The Ride, and more. These reports can help you stay up to date and present key insights to your team.
Real-time data points, as well as historical data trends, help you operationalize information. Download reports for your board, and visualize SAO and SSAT test-taker trends and year-over-year performance.
EMA's flagship research which provides a snapshot of our industry approximately every three years. The 2023 update features an all-new data dashboard allowing you to filter, customize, and explore trends by region, school size, salary, race, and more.
An equitable way to assess applicants regardless of their background or experience. It is an objective measure to reduce inherent biases and predicts first year student success.
Our innovative noncognitive assessment and the ideal complement to the SSAT, the Snapshot fills the gaps for who a candidate is and what they know.
Serving 55,000 applications to participating schools annually with representation from 25+ access organizations, including A Better Chance (ABC), Inspiring Young Minds, and more.
Customized SSAT score reports of currently enrolled students to help you establish a baseline for comparing incoming applicant scores.
A designated space for Marketing and Communications professionals to connect and engage in stimulating conversations, share innovative ideas, and access archived chats for quick and convenient reference.
Gives you access to 43,000+ qualified students who have expressed their interest in independent schools.
Reach those seeking enrollment in independent schools through our school search and streamline the application process with the Standard Application Online (SAO). Last admission season, Admission.org received over 310,000 visitors from 220 countries, with 40% of new users coming through Google search. SAO was the most-visited page, receiving 37% of all site traffic.
New and bespoke virtual and in-person programming for those serving as your school's Marketing and Communication leaders.
Our fall and spring International Recruitment Fairs and Agent Events are designed to deliver extensive networking with students, parents, agents/consultants, as well as overseas enrollment professionals. Our fairs ensure that you reach families that meet your academic acumen and have the means to attend an independent school with boarding or homestay options.
2025-2026 Membership Pricing
Effective May 1, 2025
Annual Membership
Students Enrolled
now includes:
ACCESS TO
2 EMA ONLINE
SYMPOSIA
EMA Member
because OF
THE drive
to do better
Admissions Officer
Ridley College
(ON, Canada)
"There are many reasons to be a member of EMA, many of which we still need to explore fully. The learning opportunities are what I value the most as a member. And all the other services inspire you as a professional in this field. Knowledge is good, and you can get it in many different places, but the desire to make a change and do something differently and better is what the membership does for me. There are also a lot of resources, strategies, worksheets, and internal systems that we can leverage that are super valuable as well."
Renewal for 2025-2026 period
Opens May 1, 2025
1
Log into your Member Access Portal (MAP).
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Update your school information and select the products and services to add to your enrollment toolkit.
3
Pay your annual membership fee.
EMA Member
because it is the organization dedicated to Enrollment Professionals
Director of Enrollment Management
Kimball Union Academy
(NH)
"It is an organization dedicated to advancing the work that we do and connecting us, putting us more central in the work of leading schools. EMA benefits our entire admissions practice and our entire admissions office. We can benefit from professional development and conversations in the membership community [open forum]. And I am an EMA member because of the access to programs like the SAO and the SSAT."
You help students navigate their unique paths to success.
We help you navigate yours.
EMA Member
because i resonate with the mission of this community
Vice President for Enrollment Management
Woodward Academy
(GA)
"I am an EMA member because I embrace the concept of enrollment management. And I remember the first [EMA] conference in 2015, and they were explaining the difference between admissions and enrollment management. I came from a different background, so I wasn't aware of everything enrollment entailed. When I heard the value proposition and the missions and objectives of EMA, I resonated with them deeply. We are so much more than admissions. We have to think about the journey every step of the way—from the first time a family sets foot on our campus to their experience as a current family, to graduation, and even beyond. So when I heard that EMA allows us to embrace this concept, I said, 'This is where I want to be a member.'"
