Higher Ed Enrollment Growth Turn more program research into deposited, enrolled students.
SearchPod runs your website, Google Ads, SEO, AI search, follow-up, and reviews as one system, built to reach prospects researching programs and keep admitted students engaged through deposit.
- Campaigns aimed at students searching by program and career outcome
- A clear net-cost and outcomes page that turns visits into applications
- See every step from first search to enrolled student
Prefer to talk? (519) 930-8818 — a strategist, not a sales script.
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High-intent search
“best [program] near me”
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New inquiry
Form, call, or event RSVP
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Deposit paid
Admitted, engaged, and enrolled
One team. One growth system.
- Website
- Ads
- SEO
- AI Search
- Follow-up
- Reviews
- of your ad budget is our whole Google Ads fee
- 10% of your ad budget is our whole Google Ads fee $600/month minimum, and your ad budget goes to Google in full, we add no markup.
- setup fees, month to month
- $0 setup fees, month to month No contract and nothing to buy in. If we're not a fit, you can leave any month.
- you-don't-pay guarantee
- 30 days you-don't-pay guarantee If you're not happy with your first 30 days, you don't pay. That's the whole policy.
These are our real prices, the same ones published on our pricing page.
Why Growth Stalls
Why strong programs still enroll under target.
Great programs don't fill a class on their own. These are the four leaks we plug.
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Admitted students melt before day one
A student gets in, then quietly enrolls somewhere else over the summer with no follow-up pulling them back.
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New program capacity doesn't fill itself
Launch a new program or add seats, and you need qualified applicants fast.
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Bigger, better-funded institutions own the searches
Larger universities outspend and outrank smaller institutions on “best [program] near me.” If you're not visible when a student starts researching, they apply somewhere else first.
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Your website doesn't answer a family's first questions
A prospective student and their family want to know net cost after aid, career outcomes, and how to apply.
Your growth engine
More enrolled students, from five channels working as one.
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Custom Website
Converts research
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Google Ads
Students comparing schools
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SEO
Win program searches
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AI Search
Named by AI tools
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Email Marketing
Reduces melt
Fuller enrolled class
Google Ads · PPC
Google Ads for colleges and universities. Jump to the top of Google, today.
Reach prospective students the moment they search for your program, degree type, or career outcome. Ads and landing pages built to drive applications, with every click and inquiry tracked.
- Targeted to program and outcome-specific searches, not generic terms
- Landing pages that answer a family's net-cost questions before they apply
- Every inquiry traced to the ad that earned it
Sponsored
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- Program Outcomes
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Nursing Degree Near You
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Ashford Valley University
You4.9 4.9 out of 5 stars, · 112
“Clear net cost estimate before I even applied, no surprises later.”
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Riverstone College
5.0 5.0 out of 5 stars, · 76
“My advisor answered every email fast, even before I was admitted.”
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Kingsley State University
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars, · 204
“The program outcomes page sold me before I toured campus.”
Local SEO
Search engine optimization. Get found the moment a student starts researching.
When a student searches “best [program] near me”, program pages, outcomes pages, and a tuned Google Business Profile decide who shows up first and gets the inquiry.
- Top rankings for the program and admissions searches students actually type
- Pages for each program, campus, and delivery format you offer
- Fresh student and alumni reviews that lift you up the results
High-Intent Visibility
The searches we win for your institution.
We aim your institution at the moments students are ready to apply, on Google and in the AI assistants they now ask for program advice. Here are samples of the high-intent searches we work to win.
Page one of Google & Bing
The program and “best [program]” searches we build your site, ads, and content to win, paid and organic.
- best [program] near me
- accredited [program] degree online
- [program] program cost after financial aid
- transfer student admissions [your city]
- online bachelor's degree [program]
- adult degree completion program
- [program] career outcomes
- part time degree program near me
- financial aid for [program] degree
- best university for [program]
- affordable [program] degree
- [program] admissions requirements
Google Search · Bing Search
Recommended by AI search
AI-search optimization (AIO) so assistants name your institution when a student asks where to study a program.
- “What's a good accredited [program] degree with financial aid?”
- “Recommend an affordable online [program] program.”
- “Where can I finish my degree in [program] as a transfer student?”
- “Find a university with strong career outcomes in [program].”
- “Best [program] program near me for a working adult?”
Google Gemini · ChatGPT · Claude (Anthropic) · Google AI Overviews · Perplexity
These are examples, the exact terms come from your programs, market, and competitors. Rankings and AI visibility build over time, not overnight.
Email Marketing
Email & follow-up for colleges and universities. Keep admitted students from melting away.
The gap between “admitted” and “showed up on day one” is where enrollment quietly leaks over the summer.
- Deposit and orientation reminders that keep admitted students on track
- Gentle nudges for inquiries who started an application but haven't finished
- Re-engagement for prospects who paused their search and may still be deciding
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Next steps after your admission
Here's what to do before your deposit deadline.
Admitted -
Finish your application in 10 minutes
You're almost done, here's what's left to submit.
Follow-up -
Still deciding on a program?
Here's updated financial aid info to help you choose.
Reactivation
Proof, not promises
Track every inquiry, application, and dollar.
One dashboard shows how every channel turns into enrolled students, what's working, what it costs, and what to do next.
Lead Tracking Every inquiry followed up
Every prospect who reaches out, from a form, an ad click, or an event RSVP, is captured and followed up automatically.
See each inquiry's source
Every inquiry shows the ad, keyword, or page that produced it, so you fund what fills your class and cut what doesn't.
Follow-up on autopilot
Prospects still comparing schools get friendly nudges until they apply, no admissions staff chasing required.
ROI Tracking Proof of what pays off
We tie every enrolled student to the campaign that produced them, so you know your real cost per enrolled student, a number that matters more here, where one student can mean years of tuition.
Your cost per enrolled student
Ad spend, inquiries, and enrolled students roll into one number, what a new student costs you, and which way it's trending.
Channel-level ROI
Ads, SEO, and reviews are tracked apart, so you see which channel wins the students who actually enroll, and shift budget there.
Call Analysis No bookable inquiry lost
Prospects and parents call with hard questions, cost, outcomes, transfer credit. A fumbled call is a lost applicant.
Every call scored
Each call is graded on whether it led to an application, so you can spot the questions that lose prospects and fix the answers fast.
Text-back in seconds
An unanswered call triggers an instant text from your admissions office, reaching the family before another school can.
Review Generation Proof other students trust
Students choosing a program lean hard on other students' and alumni's words. Reviews decide who gets the application, and they feed both Google rankings and AI answers.
Asks at the right moment
After a strong semester or a graduation milestone, each student gets one friendly email asking for a Google review, steady proof from real students.
Every review watched
New reviews across Google and beyond land in one feed, so you can reply fast and protect the reputation prospects judge you by.
Our work
Six live sample sites. Yours gets a design all its own.
Sample sites for colleges and universities
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Straight answers
Marketing for colleges & universities, without the mystery
It runs the channels prospective students use to research and apply: your website, Google Ads, local SEO, AI search, email, and reviews. SearchPod runs them as one system and tracks every inquiry, so you know exactly what's filling your enrollment funnel.
Our prices are public and plain. Google Ads management is 10% of your ad budget, with a $600/month minimum, and your budget goes to Google in full, with no markup from us. SEO is $50 per page, starting at 10 pages a month. Custom websites are eight one-time packages from $1,500 to $20,000+ (details at /websites). $0 setup, month to month, no contract.
If a program keeps enrolling under target, if admitted students are melting away with no follow-up, or if you can't say what a new enrolled student costs to win, a system built to reach the right prospects on purpose pays for itself.
Look for one team that runs your site, ads, SEO, AI search, and reviews together, and reports cost per enrolled student, not vanity clicks or raw inquiries. You should own your site, ad accounts, and applicant data, with no long lock-in.
Google Ads can put your programs in front of researching students within weeks. SEO, AI search, and reviews build over the following months into inquiry flow you don't pay per click for, while follow-up keeps admitted students engaged in between.
One team runs your whole system, website, Google Ads, SEO, AI search, email, and reviews, instead of five vendors who don't talk. Our pricing is public, setup is $0, everything is month to month with no contract, and if you're not happy with your first 30 days, you don't pay.
The whole thing. Website and brand, Google Ads, local SEO, AI search, email, and review generation, one team, one system, one report. You never have to referee five vendors again.
Yes. Inquiry, form, and application tracking go live on day one, so you see what an enrolled student costs to win and which channel brought them in, not just which channel produced a click.
Yes. We build follow-up that keeps admitted students engaged through the summer, deposit reminders, program updates, and answers to lingering questions, so fewer students quietly enroll elsewhere.
Growth doesn't stop at one full program. When you launch a new program or add seats to a growing one, that new capacity needs qualified applicants fast. We keep a pipeline of prospects ready, so new seats fill quickly.
You do, all of it. Your website, brand files, ad accounts, and applicant data are yours from day one. If we ever part ways, it all leaves with you.
Request a free proposal and you'll have your plan, with real pricing, within one business day. Website timelines depend on the package you pick and how fast we get your content and photos, your proposal spells out the schedule before you commit to anything.
Free Proposal
Let's fill your class to target.
Tell us about your institution and we'll map the plan to reach more prospective students, site, campaigns, and the tracking behind them.
- A custom plan with real pricing
- A free audit of your site and rankings
- Answers from a specialist within one business day
Month-to-month. You own your website, your ad accounts, and your data — always. Or call (519) 930-8818.
Request your free proposal.
Tell us about your institution and we'll send a plan to reach more prospective students and fill your enrollment targets, plus a free audit of your current site. No obligation, within one business day.