Dr. Andrew Roth

Dr. Andrew Roth assumed the presidency of Notre Dame College on July 1, 2003. Building on his 25+ years of experience in enrollment management, admissions, financial aid and academic services, in his first year Dr. Roth increased full-time enrollment 52.4 percent, new student enrollment 138 percent, resident students 51.2 percent and the College’s overall operating budget by approximately 20 percent. In addition, Notre Dame College experienced its largest fund-raising year ever and grew the endowment by approximately 50 percent. Prior to coming to Notre Dame College in June 2003, Dr. Roth was at Mercyhurst College in Erie, Penn., where he held a variety of positions. Tenured in three academic departments, at various times Dr. Roth was an Associate Professor of Marketing, Director, Dean and Vice President for Admissions and Enrollment Management, Chief Information Officer and Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College. In addition to delivering numerous papers and presentations on a variety of topics, he recently published College Savings and the Tax Code: A New Spin on the “Who Pays for Higher Education” Debate, which the Review of Higher Education called “a major contribution to the literature of higher education finance.” He is currently working on three research projects: Small College Survival: Enrollment and the Art of Strategic Growth; How to Think Like a Marketing Leader; and Understanding Adult Baccalaureate Degree Completion.

Dr. Roth received a B.A. in English and History from John Carroll University, an M.A. in English Language and Literature from Case Western Reserve University, an M.B.A. in Marketing and Strategic Planning from Gannon University, and a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Higher Education Finance from State University of New York at Buffalo.