Online Admissions Application Platforms

Authors: Outsell Client Services, Client Services; Eduventures, Inc.

Inquiry Overview

A recruitment service provider was interested in a reputational analysis of leading providers of online application platforms.

Key Questions

What are the approximate annual application volumes processed by each platform?

To what extent are institutions satisfied with the services provided by their current online application vendors?

What are administrators' perceptions of leading online application products?

What are institutions' expected purchasing patterns for the future? Do they intend to increase spending on online applications? Do they intend to switch platforms in the near future? Do they intend to internalize online application processes?

Methodology

To craft its analysis and reach its conclusions, Eduventures complemented its own market expertise and secondary source research with a brief online survey of admissions and recruitment administrators at 15 non-profit institutions. Please note that given the limited sample, care must be taken in broadly interpreting the survey results.