College Student Retention

Pathways to Success

Guide the student journey

Every student wants to succeed, but many aren’t sure where to turn for help, and the first few weeks on campus often set the tone for everything that follows. First-generation and transfer students can feel especially isolated before they’ve had a chance to settle in.

CampusGroups gives students guided pathways and easy access to resources, so they always know their next step. Onboarding checklists and scheduling tools help them build relationships with peers, staff, and advisors before day one, letting them set goals and book mentor time right from their phone.

College student looking at her smartphone, overlaid with a mobile phone screenshot of the College Student Journeys & Incentives Tracks and Checklists feature of Ready Education CampusGroups

Connection

Build real belonging

Feeling connected to campus life is one of the biggest factors in whether a student stays enrolled. But commuter and hybrid students often get fewer natural opportunities to build friendships or find their community, which can leave them feeling like outsiders.

CampusGroups connects every student with the right people, programs, and clubs through a single platform, making it easy to find a group that fits their interests, and improve college student retention.

Results show up across campuses: students who get involved show a 90% retention rate, versus 74% for those who don’t, and at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, students who attend Involvement Center programs see an 8.0% higher retention rate than peers who don’t.

Student Community and Connection - inclusive access | Ready Education CampusGroups

Multi-Channel Communication

Keep students informed

Students don’t read campus emails, so updates about deadlines, financial aid, and advising can easily get lost across too many scattered threads. When students miss this information, small problems can grow into bigger ones before anyone notices.

In addition to email, CampusGroups adds communication to the mobile app students already use every day. Targeted push alerts, in-app messages, and community feeds keep students informed about what matters most, while giving staff insight into trends that may affect retention.

A college student using a smartphone, overlaid with screenshots of alerting features of CampusGroups student communication software

Safety net

Support students before they fall through the cracks

Staying enrolled isn’t only about staying engaged. For many students, it comes down to access, and by the time a student formally withdraws, the moment to step in has often already passed. Aid and support often exist, but can be scattered and hard for a busy student to find.

CampusGroups centralizes scholarships, emergency aid, and food or housing assistance into one platform, and flags disengagement or missed steps in real time so advisors can reach out early.

Person in advising session overlaid with screenshot of Ready Education CampusGroups student services discovery features

Central access point

Single access point for students in one platform

Students juggling scholarships, events, aid, and services across many logins can lose track of what’s actually available to them. This makes it harder to build the habits that keep them connected to campus life.

CampusGroups brings these fragmented tools into a single platform, so students have one place to find events, resources, and support.

College advising session overlaid with screenshot of Ready Education CampusGroups service utilization features

Insight

Turn engagement data into action

Student Affairs teams often have more engagement data spread across too many disparate systems, so connecting it to retention and student success can take days. By then, the moment to act has often already passed.

CampusGroups Data Intelligence includes AI Insights, an on-demand analyst that answers plain-language questions in seconds, along with dashboards, reports, and a data export API, all in one place. It shows which programs actually drive engagement, so teams can focus resources on what contributes most to success and retention. You can also sync engagement data to your own systems through the export API, then connect it to retention records to see how involvement correlates with who stays.

A college administrator looking at CampusGroups Data Intelligence AI Insights as he works on college student retention strategy

“Retention is everyone’s business”

“At UW Stout, retention is everyone’s business. Student Affairs addresses the non-academic factors that influence whether a student stays. Belonging, engagement, wellness, and access to resources all matter.”

Jennifer Lee, Associate Director, Memorial Student Center

University of Wisconsin-Stout

“By creating a unified platform, we leveled the playing field for all students.”

“Prior to implementing Ready, our online community felt disconnected from the on-campus experience. By creating a unified platform, we leveled the playing field for all students. Events and community channels have become top engagement drivers, providing a central ‘virtual town square’ that enhances student resilience and retention.”

Matt Weitzel, IT Project Manager

Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design

“Delivers clear return on investment”

“CampusGroups delivers clear return on investment by turning engagement into measurable outcomes. It allows us to encourage and reward involvement in ways that directly support student success and retention.”

Kevin Ross, President

Lynn University

“Engaging and Retaining First-Year Students”

“The mobile app has been a game changer, especially for first-year students who want everything at their fingertips. Orientation is where it all starts. Therefore, having a dedicated orientation app and welcome days hub for incoming students sets them up for success.”

Sara Thommesen

Senior Coordinator of Engagement

Help every student stay