Enrollment Management Association

The Enrollment Management Association, formerly known as the Secondary School Admission Test Board (SSATB), is a nonprofit organization founded in 1957 in the United States by independent school admission officers with three goals in mind: to provide a forum for exchange and support among admission professionals, to create an admission test for use by private schools, and to assist parents and students in their independent school search. The Enrollment Management Association believes that admission practices of the past will not sustain independent schools of the future. Every day, they serve enrollment leaders, increasing their success through the best science, research, and training. Because when great schools enroll great students, everything is possible. Their mission is to provide unparalleled leadership and service in meeting the needs of schools, students, and families. The Enrollment Management Association is a member organization servicing enrollment management professionals in more than 900 independent schools and organizations. The Association offers a wide range of professional development services including webinars, special reports, and regional meetings. In addition, The Enrollment Management Association hosts the industry's largest annual conference focused exclusively on peer networking, information, and training. The Enrollment Management Association develops and administers the Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT) to connect to and support the overall independent school admission process. Each year, the SSAT is administered to more than 75,000 testers in hundreds of test locations around the world. The Association provides member schools with perspectives and data on an applicant’s potential academic success, as well as a school’s applicant pool, competitive position, and potential market position through a variety of school-specific data studies and numerous survey and research-based reports. The Enrollment Management Association also provides a Standard Application Online (SAO) to families and member schools, comparable to higher education’s Common Application. Students have submitted more than 150,000 applications to independent/private schools around the world using the Standard Application Online. The SAO allows students to apply online to multiple member schools through a web-based interface that houses biographic information, teacher recommendations, essays, and more.