Welcome to Jose A. Aviles, Ed.D, Senior Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Success

December 3, 2025

Rutgers is pleased to welcome Jose A. Aviles, Ed.D., as the Senior Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Success within the Office of the Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs. Dr. Aviles joins Rutgers in this new position to enhance our mission-driven work and create new opportunities for institutional excellence. He previously served as the Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Success at Temple University.

Dr. Aviles’ extensive experience in higher education and proven record of transforming and integrating systems that strategically strengthen enrollment and student success will advance Rutgers’ commitment to academic excellence, sustainable growth, and access, further expanding the university’s social mobility opportunities. In this role, which reports to the EVPAA, Dr. Keena Arbuthnot, Dr. Aviles will partner with leadership in all chancellor-led units to align local enrollment strategies with institutional priorities.

At Temple, Dr. Aviles led a comprehensive reorganization that aligned recruitment, financial aid, the registrar, and student success operations under a unified strategic framework. This transformation produced, within just two years, consecutive years of enrollment growth, a 42% increase in first-year enrollment, and the largest incoming class in Temple’s history.

He also led, in partnership with a community organization and the School District of Philadelphia, the launch of Temple Future Scholars, a long-term college readiness program modeled after the Rutgers Future Scholars program, and focused efforts to improve retention for Pell-eligible students and close achievement gaps through targeted, data-informed interventions.

Previously, Dr. Aviles served as the Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Success at Louisiana State University, where he oversaw a comprehensive strategy that led to the largest pool of applicants in LSU history. He also achieved six consecutive record-breaking first-year class enrollments, generating a nearly 70% increase in net tuition revenue and significantly increasing the enrollment of Pell Grant recipients and honors students.

Prior to joining LSU, Dr. Aviles served in progressive academic and admissions leadership roles at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; the University of Delaware; Millersville University, Pa.; Rowan University; and Swarthmore College, among others. He is a graduate of Rowan University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history, a master’s in higher education administration, and a doctorate in educational leadership.

Dr. Aviles' commitment to data-informed, student-centered leadership will be pivotal to strengthening student recruitment, expanding access, and enhancing student success metrics. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Aviles.