The 2026 Higher-Ed Reunion & Homecoming Survey
Advancement and alumni relations teams told us what fills the stands, what keeps alumni away, and where registration, giving, and check-in break down at their biggest events of the year.
say alumni feeling disconnected is their biggest attendance barrier
or fewer of registrants give while registering, for half of the teams surveyed
Get the Full Results
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What's in the Full Results
Ten questions across six sections, each charted, with open-ended answers grouped into themes and quoted in teams' own words.
Which events teams find most complex, and how many alumni their flagship events draw.
The biggest barriers to attendance, and the activities that bring the most alumni back.
Where setting up and managing large-scale registration breaks down.
How teams build giving into registration, and the gift rates they actually see.
The top event-day headaches, and the check-in technology teams use today.
Where teams are focusing their event management over the next 12 months.