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Développement de sites web pour universités et collèges

Votre site universitaire perd des revenus de scolarité avant même qu'un candidat ne clique sur Postuler

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.

Où les projets échouent

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.

Conformité

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.

Ce que nous construisons

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

Notre processus

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

Questions fréquentes

Combien coûte un redesign de site universitaire ?

Les sites de collèges communautaires — 25 à 50 pages, un moteur de recherche de programmes et des formulaires — coûtent entre 25 000 et 60 000 $. Les constructions d'universités de taille moyenne avec 100 à 300 pages, des annuaires de facultés et des sous-sites de département coûtent entre 60 000 et 150 000 $. Les projets à grande échelle ajoutant des portails étudiants, un support multilingue et des visites virtuelles vont de 100 000 à 200 000 $. Tous à prix fixe. Aucune surprise de facturation horaire.

Pourquoi une université devrait-elle passer de Drupal à Next.js ?

La taxe de migration Drupal vous frappe tous les 2-3 ans. D7 à D8 a coûté 50 000 à 100 000 $. D8 à D9 a coûté 30 000 à 50 000 $. D9 à D10 coûte un autre 30 000 à 50 000 $. D10 à D11 arrive fin 2026. Additionnez tout cela et vous avez dépensé 140 000 à 300 000 $ pour reconstruire le même site encore et encore. Next.js n'a pas de migrations forcées — votre investissement s'accumule au lieu de se réinitialiser. Vous obtenez également des chargements de page plus rapides, une meilleure SEO et une accessibilité véritablement intégrée.

Comment un moteur de recherche de programmes améliore-t-il la SEO universitaire ?

Chaque programme obtient sa propre page ciblant des requêtes comme « licence en informatique [nom de l'université] ». Avec 200 programmes, c'est 200 pages d'atterrissage indexables, chacune ciblant des recherches spécifiques que vos étudiants prospectifs exécutent déjà. Ajoutez le balisage Course Schema.org et ces pages commencent à gagner des extraits enrichis dans Google — attirant du trafic d'intention d'inscription à longue traîne que les listes de programmes génériques ne peuvent tout simplement pas capturer.

Pouvez-vous intégrer avec notre système d'information des étudiants (SIS) ?

Oui. Nous construisons des connexions SSO en utilisant SAML, CAS ou Shibboleth pour authentifier les étudiants contre votre fournisseur d'identité existant. Le portail étudiant affiche les liens d'inscription, les notes, le statut de l'aide financière et les services du campus — le tout sécurisé avec la sécurité au niveau des lignes de Supabase. Votre SIS reste le système de référence. Nous ne le dupliquez jamais.

Comment gérez-vous la conformité à l'accessibilité pour les sites web universitaires ?

Nous construisons la conformité WCAG 2.1 AA dans l'architecture dès le premier jour — HTML sémantique, étiquettes ARIA, navigation au clavier, optimisation des lecteurs d'écran, application du contraste des couleurs, liens d'accès rapide et gestion de la mise au point. Next.js et Tailwind nous donnent un contrôle précis que WordPress et les plugins Drupal ne peuvent tout simplement pas égaler. Nous visons des scores Lighthouse de 95+ et testons avec la technologie d'assistance réelle, pas seulement des vérificateurs automatisés.

Combien de temps prend la création d'un site universitaire ?

Un site de collège communautaire est lancé en 10-12 semaines. Une université de taille moyenne avec un moteur de recherche de programmes, un annuaire de facultés et des sous-sites de département prend 14-18 semaines. Les projets à grande échelle avec portails étudiants, support multilingue et visites virtuelles durent 18-24 semaines. Chaque projet comprend un plan de migration de contenu — votre équipe ne devra pas copier-coller 300 pages à la main.

University websites from $25,000
Fixed-fee. Community college to R1 university. 30-day post-launch support included.
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