Case Study: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland achieves streamlined admissions and cost savings with Quercus by Ellucian

The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland creates efficiencies with Quercus by Ellucian

The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), a global health sciences educator with 3,733 students across multiple campuses, faced a fragmented, decade‑old customised applications system that required heavy maintenance, prevented timely upgrades, and left departments managing separate databases and spreadsheets. To simplify operations and regain upgradeability, RCSI chose to move from its customised setup to the baseline Quercus Apply Online Module—Quercus by Ellucian.

Ellucian implemented a cloud‑based baseline Quercus solution, re‑engineered processes, configured and branded the portal, and delivered training and quarterly automatic updates. The migration centralized applicant data, eliminated paper communications, supported mobile access and unique course links, and let RCSI reduce its IT footprint; the college was able to deploy a bespoke Faculty of Nursing application workflow in seven days, realizing increased efficiencies, cost savings and simplified maintenance thanks to Ellucian.

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

Jane Jehanno

Project Manager