Case Study: Drew University achieves faster, more efficient admissions and seamless Common App integration with Element451

Drew University - Customer Case Study

Drew University had an aging admissions CRM with clumsy front-end and admin interfaces that couldn’t keep pace with staff and applicant expectations, and an upgrade or platform switch looked too costly and time-consuming. The university chose Element451 and its higher‑ed–focused platform (including App451, Event451 and Campaigns451) as a faster, more modern alternative to meet admissions and enrollment needs.

Element451 integrated Drew’s Common Application with App451 (syncing more than 2,400 fields), implemented Event451 to publish high‑school visits and self‑service on‑campus interview booking with custom forms and a live interviewer dashboard, and deployed labels/workflows to auto‑assign territories and organize prospects. Using Campaigns451 Drew now builds HTML emails at least twice as fast, segments and personalizes outreach more effectively, and can track interviews and engagement centrally—delivering quicker implementation, reduced overhead, and measurable operational gains thanks to Element451.

Drew University

Eric Range

Director of Enrollment Operations and Information Services