University of Northwestern St. Paul

University of Northwestern (UNW) is a Christ-centered liberal arts university located in the heart of the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul

UNW needed a vendor who would be able to develop an NPC from scratch in 30 days
The existing Net Price Calculator (from a legacy competitor) wasn’t meeting the needs of the university
Student experiences and engagement via the current NPC was poor
University staff were not able to leverage the tool to gain traction with potential students and understand how/when to act on inquiries
Tool functionality and data visibility was lacking, causing admissions and financial aid teams to work blind, without any usable/valuable insights

Conducted an accelerated deep dive into existing processes and needs of the university relative to net price estimations
Reviewed and designed a fully encompassing intelligent Net Price Calculator for the Admissions & Financial Aid team
Incorporated dynamic logic to simplify usability and provide potential candidates with a customized view based on their needs
Developed a flexible interface to accommodate both Freshmen and Transfer candidates within a single, seamless portal

Heightened efficiency in budgeting and targeting the right student with demonstrated ROI
Implemented a comprehensive iNPC uniquely customized to UNW’s needs and priorities
Provided deep data insights across a significantly larger set of attributes related to potential candidates
Enabled real-time access and visibility to student traffic and profiles
Unlocked valuable context around incoming and future classes to support improved preparation and planning
Delivered clean and insightful dashboards leveraging predictive analytics to support strategic planning exercises

Built and deployed the customized UNW NPC within 30 days
Developed and released an add-on Scholarship Estimator tool in 14 days to address specific student and counselor needs
Simplified NPC survey into single, dynamic survey portal regardless of the candidate’s stage of studies

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