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What it is

Slate is a cloud-based information management system and higher education CRM for admissions and enrollment, student success, and advancement operations. Admissions teams can manage applications, reading, decisions, texting, events, and data integrations. Student Success includes forms, queries, appointments, communications, portals, case workflows, and campus-system integrations. Slate for Advancement combines donor management, alumni relations, event management, communications, and automations with real-time data insights. Native capabilities include surveys, document management, payment processing, SMS, chatbots, portals, and microsites. Institutions can connect systems through scheduled web services, batched file transfers, or the API; listed integrations include Common App, Banner, PeopleSoft, and OnBase. Mobile-ready interfaces support iOS and Android. The maker says data is encrypted at rest and in transit, supports multifactor authentication and institutional single sign-on, and stores each institution in its own private database. Admissions pricing is based on annual application volume, starting at $30,000 a year for fewer than 1,500 applications. Advancement pricing starts at $50,000 a year for fewer than 2,500 active full-time undergraduate enrollment. Existing database use for Student Success has no additional cost; a separate Student Success license is $30,000 a year.

Spec sheet

Purpose
Slate is an information management system and higher education CRM for admissions and enrollment, student success, and alumni and advancement operations.Read 30 Sep 2026 · technolutions.com
Integrations
Slate supports institutional integrations through scheduled web services, batched file transfers, or its API, and lists integrations including Common App, Banner, PeopleSoft, OnBase, and payment providers.Read 30 Sep 2026 · technolutions.com
Security
The maker says data is encrypted at rest and in transit, supports multifactor authentication and institutional SSO, and stores each institution in its own private database.Read 30 Sep 2026 · technolutions.com
Support
License support offerings include the knowledge base, community forums and conversations, a dedicated client success team, webinars, Learning Lab, and community events.Read 30 Sep 2026 · technolutions.com
Headquarters
New Haven, Connecticut, United StatesRead 23 Sep 2026 · technolutions.com
Founded
1994Read 23 Sep 2026 · technolutions.com
Company
Technolutions says it was founded in 1994 by Alexander Clark, introduced Slate in 2000, and lists its address in New Haven, Connecticut.Read 30 Sep 2026 · technolutions.com
Admissions tools
Admissions features include application management, reading facilitation, decision release, texting, event management, and data integrations.Read 30 Sep 2026 · technolutions.com
Advancement
Slate for Advancement combines donor management, alumni relations, and event management with real-time data insights, communications, and automations.Read 30 Sep 2026 · technolutions.com
Cloud availability
Slate is described as a cloud-based SaaS CRM with responsive, mobile-ready interfaces for iOS, Android, and other modern smartphones and devices.Read 30 Sep 2026 · technolutions.com
Compliance and hosting
The security page states PCI DSS compliance and says data is hosted solely in the United States, Canada, Europe, or Asia.Read 30 Sep 2026 · technolutions.com
Native capabilities
The platform includes forms and surveys, event management, interview and appointment scheduling, document management, payment processing, SMS, chatbots, portals, and microsites.Read 30 Sep 2026 · technolutions.com
Pricing basis
Admissions pricing is based on annual submitted application volume, Advancement pricing on active full-time undergraduate enrollment, and existing database use for Student Success has no additional cost.Read 30 Sep 2026 · technolutions.com
Self-service support
The maker says its Knowledge Base is accessible to all and presents it and Learning Lab as self-service support resources.Read 30 Sep 2026 · technolutions.com
Student success
The Student Success solution supports forms, queries, appointments and events, office hours, email and SMS communications, portals, case workflows, and campus-system integrations.Read 30 Sep 2026 · technolutions.com

Plans and prices

Admissions & Enrollment license (< 1,500 annual submitted applications) $30,000 a year Annual cost for a single database and license; based on annual submitted application volume < 1,500 applications Read 30 Sep 2026 · technolutions.com
Separate Student Success license $30,000 a year Per year; existing Slate database use for student success is available at no additional cost Separate license for student success or enrolled-student communications Read 30 Sep 2026 · technolutions.com
Admissions & Enrollment license (1,500–7,500 annual submitted applications) $50,000 a year Annual cost for a single database and license; based on annual submitted application volume 1,500–7,500 applications Read 30 Sep 2026 · technolutions.com
Advancement license (< 2,500 active full-time undergraduate enrollment) $50,000 a year Annual fee based on active full-time undergraduate enrollment < 2,500 FTE Read 30 Sep 2026 · technolutions.com
Admissions & Enrollment license (7,500–15,000 annual submitted applications) $75,000 a year Annual cost for a single database and license; based on annual submitted application volume 7,500–15,000 applications Read 30 Sep 2026 · technolutions.com
Admissions & Enrollment license (> 100,000 annual submitted applications) Priced on request Contact Technolutions for pricing details > 100,000 applications Read 30 Sep 2026 · technolutions.com
Admissions & Enrollment license (15,000–40,000 annual submitted applications) Price not published Annual cost for a single database and license; based on annual submitted application volume 15,000–40,000 applications Read 30 Sep 2026 · technolutions.com
Admissions & Enrollment license (40,000–60,000 annual submitted applications) Price not published Annual cost for a single database and license; based on annual submitted application volume 40,000–60,000 applications Read 30 Sep 2026 · technolutions.com
Admissions & Enrollment license (60,000–80,000 annual submitted applications) Price not published Annual cost for a single database and license; based on annual submitted application volume 60,000–80,000 applications Read 30 Sep 2026 · technolutions.com
Admissions & Enrollment license (80,000–100,000 annual submitted applications) Price not published Annual cost for a single database and license; based on annual submitted application volume 80,000–100,000 applications Read 30 Sep 2026 · technolutions.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Admissions tools cover applications, decisions, and events.
  • Student Success includes portals and case workflows.
  • Integrations support web services, file transfers, and API.
  • Each institution has its own private database.

Limits

  • Admissions pricing starts at $30,000 a year.
  • Advancement pricing starts at $50,000 a year.
  • Separate Student Success licensing costs $30,000 a year.

Who it suits

Slate suits higher education institutions seeking one system for admissions, student success, or alumni and advancement operations. Pricing bases differ by product area and institutional volume.

Verdict

Slate spans admissions, student success, and advancement, with integrations and mobile-ready interfaces. Institutions should assess the pricing basis for each license against their application or enrollment volume.

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