Strategy Consulting for Higher Education Institutions

Understanding Your Needs

Higher education leaders are making urgent decisions in the face of shrinking enrollments, budget constraints, and a rapidly evolving learner landscape. Institutions need bold strategy, grounded in data and aligned with mission.

Tyton Partners helps you chart a sustainable path forward, leveraging deep experience, sector insight, and a collaborative approach to drive meaningful results.

Why Tyton Partners

Unmatched Education Sector Expertise

Combination of Counsel and Capital

Strategic Investment & Mission Alignment

Examples of common challenges education institutions face:

How can I ensure my institution’s mission thrives in the future?
Which initiatives should we prioritize?
What are the growth opportunities for my organization?
What are the risks for expanding into new focus areas?
How can we build financial resilience to support long-term institutional success?
How do we increase student engagement?
What affiliations and partnerships would benefit our institution?
How can we enhance academic portfolio diversification to align with workforce needs and student success?

Solutions for your success

Tyton Partners delivers mission-aligned strategies and clear, actionable insights to help institutions strengthen student outcomes, adapt to changing needs, and build long-term financial resilience.

Enrollment and Growth Strategy

Strengthen enrollment and expand impact through learner-centric growth strategies and new program feasibility analysis.

Institutional Benchmarking & Performance Improvement

Use data-driven insights to strengthen enrollment, support student success and ensure long-term sustainability.

Affiliations & Partnerships

Partner with the Center for Higher Education Transformation to pursue partnerships that expand your reach, impact, sustainability, and access to capital.

Tuition and Pricing Strategy

Align tuition with student willingness to pay using data-informed models that support accessibility and sustainability.

Real Results for Higher Education Institutions

We work with college and university leaders to turn complexity into clarity. Our strategies drive enrollment, unlock partnerships, and position institutions for long-term sustainability. Explore our recent success stories.

Transformative Partnership Strategy to Enable Public University to Enter New Credential Markets

Growth strategy

WHO

Large public university focused on online education

CHALLENGE

Identify a strategic partnership or transaction opportunity to catalyze new offerings in alternative credentials

Impact

Client equipped to evaluate partnership options with leadership alignment and rationale to support preliminary outreach in follow on work to 50+ prospective partners

TYTON’S SOLUTIONS

Conducted internal and external assessments to identify key gaps
Prioritized growth hypotheses through collaborative workshops
Designed decision-making tools to evaluate future partners

METHODOLOGIES

Performed internal program and operations gap analysis
Facilitated client workshops to test and prioritize growth strategies
Developed a partner evaluation rubric to inform Phase 2

DELIVERABLES

Internal and market gap analysis
Partnership hypothesis prioritization
Partner fit assessment rubric
Decision-making frameworks for use by executive and state stakeholders

Online Program Strategy Development to Achieve Enrollment Growth in Healthcare

Go-to-market strategy

WHO

Healthcare focused, Non-profit private Higher-education institution

CHALLENGE

Develop a nursing online program portfolio go-to-market strategy and operational plan for a healthcare-focused institution

Impact

Client funded long-term investment plan to increase enrollment and strengthen financial stability through targeted programmatic, marketing, and operational recommendations.

TYTON’S SOLUTIONS

Identify national trends in nursing education in terms of both student demand and employer need
Prioritize strategic modifications to nurse entry pathways, advanced practice degrees, and post-professional specializations

METHODOLOGIES

Assessed nursing workforce trends and the subsequent impact on education pathways
Analyzed selected program models and completed deep dives into competitor programs/institutions
Presented integrated recommendations for program models and operational improvements at the institution

DELIVERABLES

Recommendations for programmatic, marketing, and operational changes to drive enrollment increases and financial stability

Go-to-Market and Pricing Strategy for Innovative University

Go-to-market strategy

WHO

Global, innovative, not-for-profit higher education institution

CHALLENGE

Develop a differentiated go-to-market and pricing strategy to increase global enrollment and improve student contribution margins

Impact

Client positioned to grow enrollment and improve financial sustainability through a revised market positioning, tuition model and pricing strategy

TYTON’S SOLUTIONS

Conducted global market research and voice-of-customer analysis
Benchmarked competitor pricing and student personas
Delivered a refined go-to-market strategy and value proposition

METHODOLOGIES

Interviewed internal stakeholders and external market experts
Analyzed enrollment, pricing, and contribution trends
Launched global surveys and focus groups to assess consumer preferences and willingness-to-pay
Developed a new pricing model and long-term tuition framework

DELIVERABLES

Pricing analysis and tuition strategy
Global student personas
Go-to-market plan
Marketing and sales playbook
Refined institutional value propositions

State University Program Growth and Investment Assessment

Program market study

WHO

Four-year public liberal arts college in a large public university system

CHALLENGE

Assess program growth opportunities and investment priorities to support strategic planning

Impact

Insights on market alignment, financial performance, and competitive positioning informed the institution’s program portfolio strategy and long-term planning

TYTON’S SOLUTIONS

Synthesized insights from stakeholder interviews and institutional data
Evaluated program-level market fit and financial performance
Assessed opportunities for program consolidation or investment

METHODOLOGIES

Conducted stakeholder interviews across academic and administrative units
Developed a SWOT analysis and market-fit rubric
Benchmarked program offerings against competitors and labor market demand
Performed historical and program-level financial trending analysis

DELIVERABLES

SWOT analysis
Evaluation rubric for market fit
Competitive landscape analysis
Financial trending and program profitability review
Recommendations for sustainable program growth

Let Us Guide Your Institution’s Next Step

There is no one-size-fits-all solution in higher education, which is why we start with where you are. Together, we’ll define where you’re going and how to get there.

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