Slate 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

Slate

4.2

(44)

Pricing

Pricing available upon request

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About Slate

Slate AI is an advanced artificial intelligence software designed to enhance the capabilities of Slate, a comprehensive platform for admissions and enrollment management. It leverages machine learning and AI technologies to provide institutions with powerful tools for data analysis, predictive modeling, and decision-making support. This software aims to optimize the recruitment and admissions processes by offering insights that drive more informed and strategic actions.
Slate AI has an advanced data visualization tools that transform complex data sets into intuitive and interactive visual representations. These visualizations help users to quickly grasp key metrics and trends, facilitating better understanding and communication of data-driven insights. The software supports a wide range of chart types and customization options, allowing institutions to tailor visual reports to their specific needs. Additionally, these visual tools can be integrated into dashboards for real-time monitoring of important metrics.
The software offers robust natural language processing (NLP) capabilities, enabling it to analyze and interpret textual data from various sources such as application essays,...

Slate User Interface

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Slate

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(44)

Ratings Breakdown

3.91Ease of use
4.10Value for money
3.97Customer support
4.09Functionality

Pricing

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Pricing

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Slate Pricing and Plans

Starting price: Pricing available upon request

Free Trial

Free Version

Basic

Pricing available upon request

No plan information available

Slate Features

Popular features found in Admissions
Application Management
Assessment Management
Candidate Management
Forms Management
More features of Slate
Admissions Management
Event Management
Fee Management
Financial Aid Management
Scoring
Self Service Portal

Slate User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.2

Ratings Breakdown

57%

23%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

3.9

Value for money

4.1

Customer support

4.0

Functionality

4.1

Donald G. P.

Verified reviewer

Higher Education

1001-5000 employees

Used monthly for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed November 2017

I just started using Slate as our university's admissions/application review platform.

It provides a good snapshot of an applicant's status as well as an email tracking mechanism.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I'm only scratching the surface of the software since I haven't been using it for very long. However, from what I've been told, this has much more functionality than Nolij, our previous system. In addition to being able to review applications and render admissions decisions, it also provides a means to review all of the communication with an applicant and where he or she stands in the application process.

Cons:

Some of the information that I found valuable in the last software platform I used, such as social security number and date of application, are either unable to be found or are hard to find.

Chardonnay I.

Verified reviewer

Higher Education

51-200 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed December 2019

Slate: One-stop shop for admissions

In admissions, we deal with different student populations, which require different forms, communications, etc. Before Slate, we would have forms in our admissions drive housed on everyone's desktop, and the people managing the forms would have tons of emails asking where a form is. Now, all of the information is housed within Slate and clearly labeled. Communication and processes are more effective. We still have more features to explore and implement!

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Functionality

Pros:

Slate has a very clear user interface and it's easy to learn how to use, whether you have experience building forms and queries or not. We're able to house all of our marketing emails and other communications in the same place as our admissions processing. Some of our forms that were housed in Microsoft Excel or other intranet sites were transferred to Slate, making it easier to organize all the information we have. We're also able to conduct applicant review within Slate.

Cons:

The events calendar can look very overwhelming, but it's because of the volume of events we host in our office. Although I like the Slate Reader for reviewing applications, I wish it would open in its own window so going back to a file is easier.

Reasons for switching to Slate

We needed something more user-friendly than our old system.

Amber A.

Verified reviewer

Higher Education

1001-5000 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed April 2025

Horrible for Academic Advising!

Admissions, great. Everything else is terrible.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Admissions side is good, that's about all.

Cons:

For advising purposes at our university, Slate has been terrible. Very slow lag times, constant glitches happening, continuous issues. Everyone in our office cannot stand this software (including advisors in other offices as well).

William B.

Verified reviewer

Marketing and Advertising

201-500 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed September 2021

The best CRM for higher ed admissions

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Slate is by far the best CRM for higher ed admissions. It's incredibly easy to use (once you get your head around some basics) and it's noticeably designed from the ground up with the admission process in mind. They're also great with customer service and have spent a lot of time cultivating a community of Slate users who all work together to make the most of the product.

Cons:

Slate is long overdue for some marketing, campaign, and communications updates. Deliver is still behind other more commercial CRMs in terms of capabilities, and I'd love to see queries, reports, template communications, and events updated with an eye for easing the customer journey and streamlining communications.

Bryanne S.

Verified reviewer

Higher Education

11-50 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed January 2023

Connect with Students

Slate gives our intuition the ability to connect with students in a timely manner and track historical data based on a variety of factors. This allows our team to "work smarter not harder."

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Functionality

Pros:

The ability to connect with students through personalized communication is highly impact as an Admissions Counselor. My team and I are able to set up queries to pull select groups of students into messaging lists to support students throughout the admissions process. The ability to communicate with students via text is powerful as many students will respond to a quick text message over an email.

Cons:

Slate can be rather particular. Having a CRM manager has a huge impact on my work on the satisfaction of my work. I cannot speak from the CRM manager perspective, as I imagine the "cons" of Slate are likely found there.

Annalisa G.

Verified reviewer

Education Management

1001-5000 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed May 2019

Slate is One of the Best Admission Tools

Overall, Slate makes processing applications easy. Checklists, assigning materials directly from the inbox, and emailing students directly from the application are all features that I use heavily, and have had no trouble with. Highly recommend.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I'll focus on the application processing side: -Easy to assign materials directly to application accounts from Slate inbox -Easy to set up connectivity between your application portal and various rounds during the cycle -Easy to sort data once the applicants submit -Easy to set up checklists of items and audit based on the checklist -Easy to email students if they are missing items -Easy to see when students are opening emails from you reminding them to submit materials

Cons:

From the Admissions processing side of things: -Sometimes items which should auto-check off do not, and you have to catch these manually -Sometimes items which you have set up to be part of a checklist don't show up at all in the checklist, and you have to add them manually -there's a lot of scrolling, and no way to jump down to the bottom of application item lists, which can actually take up a lot of time! It's clunky to have to click between tabs and manually scroll to a field.

Chris H.

Verified reviewer

Higher Education

11-50 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed January 2019

You will never need another CRM

Slate InBox has been a game changer for our customer service efforts. We can quickly assign questions and get them answered, as well as document the interaction. Enrollment Management is a vert complex business and managing lists and customer data needs to be sophisticated and easy to use. Slate is both.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

While I love most of the features, what I like most is the support and constantly-improving culture of Slate. We get questions answered quickly and new products built sometimes within a few days of request. I am in the higher ed industry and the document reader makes managing high volume application loads and accessing/reading very easy. We have yet to be disappointed by the CRM.

Cons:

Deliver (building email campaigns) lacks in terms of design features. As our most impactful channel, we hoped the feature would get more of an upgrade.

Katherine H.

Verified reviewer

Education Management

1001-5000 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed May 2022

Slate

Overall positive. I love the Timeline feature, it is my favorite thing to use.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Functionality

Pros:

Once you have gotten used to the set up, it isn't hard to use. You get to now the best places on a student profile to find information, track their application status, etc.

Cons:

It's not super intuitive. Information that is closely related can be spread apart in different places (I often have to go between the Read Appliation section, Timeline Section, and The application tab to find the info I need) But other wise I don't have many issues with it.

Tina H.

Verified reviewer

Education Management

201-500 employees

Used monthly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed June 2022

Takes Some Time to Learn

Functional after a big learning curve, but easy after you get the hang of it, Slate is useful for the admissions process but could use a few updates to make it more user friendly.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Functionality

Pros:

I like that I could read the applications and score with relative ease, once I was able to locate the files.

Cons:

Navigation is not easy or user intuitive. I needed help. I also was confused by the chat or social piece up top... I'm not sure why people would use an admissions app to be social. There are functions on there that I never use.

Verified

Reviewer

Law Enforcement

51-200 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed December 2017

I used this when I worked for admissions in college and it was wonderful and easy.