With information from over 50 institutions, data from the Impactrics Alumni Relations Assessment provides new insight into trends in alumni engagement. Every institution should consider its own priorities when determining what areas to focus on in 2018 however it can be helpful to understand what others are doing.

In brief, keeping in touch with alumni by maintaining good contact data and using it for regular communications are crucial and the areas of greatest success. This is reflected in the increasing number of CRM and networking software packages on the market. The next priority is programs that support students such as mentoring followed by a growing interest in metrics.