Graduate Admissions & Student Success Director

University of St. Thomas; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of St. Thomas in Houston, TX, invites applications for the Director of Graduate Admissions and Student Operations within the Cameron School of Business (CSB).

This leadership role oversees graduate admissions, recruitment, and student services, coordinating with chairs, enrollment management, marketing, and campus partners to support enrollment and program success. Responsibilities include optimizing admissions workflows, maintaining SIS and catalogs, advising, and producing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Experience in higher education administration, graduate admissions, student services, enrollment management, academic operations, or related field.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines in a complex academic environment.
• Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with faculty, administrators, students, and campus partners.
• Experience with student information systems, databases, or other higher education technology.
• Commitment to student-centered service and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate graduate admissions and recruiting activities across CSB graduate programs.
• Serve as central point of contact for prospective and admitted graduate students.
• Develop communication workflows and prospect engagement strategies to strengthen admissions yield.
• Collaborate with enrollment management, marketing, faculty, and chairs to coordinate recruitment initiatives.
• Promote graduate certificates as professional development opportunities and pathways into CSB degree programs.
• Monitor admissions and enrollment activity to identify opportunities to improve recruitment and yield.
• Manage student-facing operational processes supporting graduate progression and success.
• Coordinate scheduling and maintenance of catalogs and SIS data.
• Provide advising and degree-planning support with faculty and leadership.
• Develop shared systems, templates, calendars, and documentation for consistency and efficiency.
• Ensure timely information and support for students, faculty, and partners.
• Prepare reports on graduate enrollment, admissions, retention for Dean and chairs.
• Maintain accurate graduate program information for institutional reporting.
• Support CSB accreditation reporting with data and documentation.
• Use data to identify trends and support continuous improvement.

Skills

Graduate Admissions

Enrollment Management

Student Services

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Project Management

Collaboration

Data Reporting

Student Information Systems

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Student Information Systems (SIS)

Databases

Job description

The University of St. Thomas in Houston, TX, invites applications for the Director of Graduate Admissions and Student Operations within the Cameron School of Business (CSB).

This leadership role oversees graduate admissions, recruitment, and student services, coordinating with chairs, enrollment management, marketing, and campus partners to support enrollment and program success. Responsibilities include optimizing admissions workflows, maintaining SIS and catalogs, advising, and producing