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University & College Website Development

Your University Site Bleeds Tuition Revenue Before A Prospect Clicks Apply

97%
Pre-Application Research
Prospective students visit university website before applying
$140-300K
Drupal Migration Cost
D7 -> D8 -> D9 -> D10 -> D11 over 6 years -- avoidable
$0
Forced Migration Cost
Next.js has no upgrade cycle requiring rebuilds
137K+
Directory Listings
NAS architecture proven at scale -- applied to 200+ program finders
What University Website Development Fixes — And What Your CMS Migration Never Will

Your prospective student arrives on a program page. The virtual tour link breaks. The cost calculator shows last year's tuition. The faculty directory returns zero results because the search index hasn't rebuilt since January. She leaves. Your university website is the first filter in your admissions funnel — and right now it's rejecting qualified applicants before your team ever sees their names. Modern university web development means engineering sites that work for every audience: prospects researching programs, current students accessing portals, faculty managing research profiles, alumni reconnecting with your network. It means program finders with real-time availability, WCAG 2.1 AA compliance that prevents lawsuits, multi-language support for international recruitment, and department subsites that don't fracture your domain authority across twenty disconnected Drupal installs. It means architecture that doesn't force a $150K rebuild every time your CMS vendor ships a major version.

Dónde fallan los proyectos

Drupal's migration cycle is relentless — D7→D8, D8→D9, D9→D10, D10→D11 You've probably already spent $140–300K on those migrations. That's money that built exactly zero new features for your students.
Programs end up buried in PDF catalogs or clunky paginated lists that nobody can search Two hundred programs without dedicated landing pages means 200 missed keyword rankings for "[subject] degree [your university]" — searches your prospective students are running right now.
Faculty profiles are static No structured data, no research linkage. Google can't identify your researchers, which means you're losing visibility for grant-related and academic searches that could be driving real traffic.
WCAG 2.1 AA failures expose you to Section 508 and ADA lawsuits OCR complaints and legal settlements run $50–500K — and that's before you factor in the reputational hit with disabled students and their families.
International prospects land on English-only pages with no visa guidance and no localized tuition calculators 73% of them leave without requesting information. That's not a bounce rate problem. That's lost tuition revenue.
Department subsites running on separate Drupal multisites make things worse Twenty-plus disconnected properties fragment your SEO authority and leave students confused when they move between schools on your site.

Cumplimiento

Program Finder Engine

Search 200+ programs by degree level, subject, campus, delivery mode, duration, tuition range, and career outcomes. Every program gets its own SEO page with curriculum details, faculty listings, tuition figures, and application links.

Faculty Directory with Schema.org

Searchable by department, research area, or name — and every faculty profile includes Person structured data for rich snippets. Five hundred faculty members means 500 indexable pages working for your search rankings around the clock.

WCAG 2.1 AA Accessibility

Semantic HTML, ARIA labels, keyboard navigation, screen reader optimization, color contrast ratios, skip links, and focus management. We target Lighthouse accessibility scores of 95+. Not plugin-dependent guesswork.

Multi-Language International Hub

Native i18n for Mandarin, Hindi, Korean, Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese, Vietnamese, and more. Each language version includes program info, visa guidance, scholarship finders, and tuition calculators in local currency.

Student Portal with SSO

An authenticated area that connects to your SIS via SAML, CAS, or Shibboleth. Course registration, grades, financial aid, announcements, and campus services — secured with Supabase Auth and row-level security.

Admissions Funnel & CRM

Inquiry capture flows into automated email sequences and application tracking. It integrates with Slate, Salesforce Education, or a custom Supabase CRM — turning site visitors into enrolled students.

Qué construimos

Migrate away from the Drupal treadmill — D7→D8→D9→D10→D11 cost you $140–300K and built zero new features for your students

Deploy one Next.js app serving /schools/[slug] routes — centralized brand, department-localized content, replacing fragmented multisites with a single manageable codebase

Stop burying 200 programs in unsearchable PDF catalogs while competitors rank for every "[subject] degree [city]" search your prospects run

Embed Matterport 3D walkthroughs and interactive campus maps natively — 73% of prospects explore virtual tours before contacting your admissions team

Fix faculty profiles with no structured data or research linkage — Google can't identify your researchers, so grant-related traffic goes to rival institutions

Launch filterable event calendars by type, campus, and audience — with structured data for Google event rich results and automatic timezone conversion for international prospects

Eliminate WCAG 2.1 AA failures before Section 508 complaints turn into $50–500K settlements and reputational damage with disabled student families

Build interactive cost calculators estimating tuition, housing, and scholarships — with local currency conversion that stops international students from doing exchange rate math

Remove English-only barriers killing 73% of international prospect conversions — no visa guidance, no localized calculators, no tuition transparency

Create a searchable newsroom linking faculty research, press releases, and student stories back to relevant programs for internal SEO lift across your domain

Consolidate twenty-plus department Drupal multisites fragmenting your SEO authority and confusing students navigating between schools on your domain

Ship an alumni directory filterable by graduation year, program, industry, and location — drives donations and gives prospects the career outcome proof they demand

Nuestro proceso

01

Content Architecture Audit

We map every program, faculty member, department, and content type across your existing CMS. We find the SEO gaps, accessibility failures, and information architecture problems. You get a migration blueprint with page counts and feature specs before we touch a line of code.
Weeks 1-2
02

Program Finder & Directory Design

We design the program finder search experience, faculty directory structure, and department subsite templates. Wireframes and interactive prototypes get tested against real prospective student user flows. Your team reviews and approves everything first.
Weeks 3-5
03

Next.js Build & Data Migration

We build the full site in Next.js with a Supabase backend, migrate content from Drupal, WordPress, Cascade, or OMNI, implement SSO integration, and configure the i18n engine. Schema.org markup goes on every program and faculty page.
Weeks 6-14
04

Accessibility & Performance Testing

Full WCAG 2.1 AA audit with assistive technology testing. Lighthouse performance and accessibility scores pushed to 95+. Load testing for enrollment surge periods. CRM and SIS integrations verified end-to-end.
Weeks 15-17
05

Launch & Training

Zero-downtime cutover with 301 redirects preserving every indexed URL. Content editor training for your marketing and department teams. Thirty days of post-launch support covering bug fixes, content questions, and analytics setup.
Weeks 18-20
Next.jsSupabaseVercelTailwind CSSSchema.orgSAML/CAS/Shibboleth SSOMatterportnext-intlSlate CRMSalesforce Education

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuánto cuesta un rediseño de sitio web universitario?

Los sitios de universidades comunitarias — 25 a 50 páginas, un buscador de programas y formularios — cuestan $25–60K. Las universidades medianas con 100–300 páginas, directorios de profesores y subsitios departamentales cuestan $60–150K. Los proyectos a gran escala que añaden portales estudiantiles, soporte multiidioma y tours virtuales oscilan entre $100–200K. Todo con presupuesto fijo. Sin sorpresas de facturación por horas.

¿Por qué debería una universidad cambiar de Drupal a Next.js?

El impuesto de migración de Drupal golpea cada 2–3 años. D7 a D8 cuesta $50–100K. D8 a D9 cuesta $30–50K. D9 a D10 cuesta otros $30–50K. D10 a D11 llega a finales de 2026. Suma todo y habrás gastado $140–300K reconstruyendo el mismo sitio una y otra vez. Next.js no tiene migraciones forzadas — tu inversión se compone en lugar de reiniciarse. También obtienes cargas de página más rápidas, mejor SEO y accesibilidad que realmente está integrada.

¿Cómo mejora un buscador de programas el SEO universitario?

Cada programa obtiene su propia página dirigida a búsquedas como "licenciatura en informática [nombre universidad]." Con 200 programas, eso son 200 páginas de destino indexables, cada una orientada a búsquedas específicas que tus prospectos ya están ejecutando. Añade marcado Schema.org Course y esas páginas comienzan a ganar fragmentos enriquecidos en Google — atrayendo tráfico de cola larga con intención de inscripción que las listas de programas genéricas simplemente no pueden capturar.

¿Pueden integrarse con nuestro sistema de información estudiantil (SIS)?

Sí. Construimos conexiones SSO usando SAML, CAS o Shibboleth para autenticar estudiantes contra tu proveedor de identidad existente. El portal estudiantil muestra enlaces de registro, calificaciones, estado de ayuda financiera y servicios del campus — todo asegurado con seguridad a nivel de fila de Supabase. Tu SIS sigue siendo el sistema de registro. Nunca lo duplicamos.

¿Cómo manejan el cumplimiento de accesibilidad para sitios web universitarios?

Construimos cumplimiento WCAG 2.1 AA en la arquitectura desde el primer día — HTML semántico, etiquetas ARIA, navegación por teclado, optimización para lectores de pantalla, cumplimiento de contraste de color, enlaces de salto y gestión de enfoque. Next.js y Tailwind nos dan control preciso que los complementos de WordPress y Drupal genuinamente no pueden igualar. Apuntamos a puntuaciones de Lighthouse de 95+ y probamos con tecnología de asistencia real, no solo verificadores automatizados.

¿Cuánto tiempo tarda una construcción de sitio web universitario?

Un sitio de universidad comunitaria se entrega en 10–12 semanas. Una universidad mediana con un buscador de programas, directorio de profesores y subsitios departamentales toma 14–18 semanas. Los proyectos a gran escala con portales estudiantiles, soporte multiidioma y tours virtuales se ejecutan en 18–24 semanas. Cada proyecto incluye un plan de migración de contenido — tu equipo no tendrá que copiar y pegar 300 páginas a mano.

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Fixed-fee. Community college to R1 university. 30-day post-launch support included.
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