Ellucian Recruiting & Admissions review

Ellucian Recruiting & Admissions focuses on building the pipeline earlier than most admissions CRMs. Its lead generation tools let institutions offer admission proactively, design tiered micro-scholarships for student milestones and connect with students as early as 9th grade. Application management provides a purpose-built admissions application with password-free, multi-factor sign-in, plus automated checks that flag suspicious or duplicate applications before they reach the system. Recruiters get prospect scoring, automated decision assignment and outreach by text, email, chat and self-service, with pipeline and conversion dashboards. Ellucian cites results such as a 30% rise in first-year enrollment at Jacksonville State University. Pricing is not published, and fundraising runs in a separate Ellucian product. The best fit is a campus already using Ellucian for its student system that wants recruiting from the same vendor rather than a separate CRM.

Who it is for

Institutions already on Ellucian systems that want recruiting and admissions tied to the same vendor.

Price

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Key features

• Lead generation with proactive admissions and a micro-scholarship engine
• Early student engagement from as early as 9th grade
• Purpose-built admissions application with password-free multi-factor login
• Automated fraud checks for suspicious or duplicate applications
• Prospect scoring, decision assignment and outreach by text, email and chat

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Proactive admissions and micro-scholarships are unusual features
• Strength: Fraud detection is built into application management
• Strength: Fits campuses already running other Ellucian products
• Weakness: No published pricing
• Weakness: Fewer documented marketing tools than Slate or Element451
• Weakness: Advancement needs Ellucian's separate Advancement product

Key facts

• Lead generation: Proactive admissions and a micro-scholarship engine
• Channels: Text, email, chat and self-service
• Related product: Ellucian Advancement for fundraising

Where it ranks

Ellucian Recruiting & Admissions is No. 5 in our Best CRM for Higher Education verdict.