A powerful new platform from DataKind, with support from Google.org Fellows
Edvise, a powerful new platform from DataKind, is a freely available advising support platform that helps colleges boost student success through timely, data-informed guidance—no technical overhaul required. Built with and for advisors, Edvise is already expanding across 50+ institutions and is on track to reach 100 by the end of 2025. With support from a Google.org grant and fellowship, the tool is free, easy to onboard, and designed to help more students stay on track and reach graduation.
Across the country, higher education leaders are grappling with a shared challenge: how to improve student success with increasingly limited resources. Advisors are managing caseloads of 350+ students, often without the tools or data they need to prioritize outreach. Students, especially those at broad access institutions, risk falling through the cracks, not because of lack of potential, but lack of support.
That’s why we’re excited to introduce the newly branded Edvise—an AI-powered advising support platform developed by DataKind and backed by multi-year funding and fellowship from Google.org. Built for student support teams, Edvise helps identify students in need of timely interventions and equips advisors with actionable insights to keep learners on track to graduate.
Built for the Realities of Higher Ed
Edvise empowers under-resourced institutions by addressing:
- Heavy advising caseloads
- Gaps in access to data and technology
- The drive to provide proactive, personalized support to every student, despite limited resources
- The need for solutions that fit tight budgets and existing tech stacks
What sets Edvise apart is its focus on accessibility and impact. Institutions don’t need a data science team, expensive upgrades, or a complete systems overhaul—just a commitment to helping students thrive.
With Edvise, advisors get:
- Custom onboarding and support in as little as 15 hours
- A clear, easy-to-interpret dashboard
- A predictive model tailored to your institution and students, focused on the student outcomes that matter most to your community, with additional reporting as to factors influencing predicted outcomes
- Insights to help determine actions and outreach strategies
- Data insights that can seamlessly integrate with other institutional platforms
- No cost to your institution
Real Results, Real Impact
Edvise is being implemented and used in 50+ institutions today and the results are positive.
At John Jay College of Criminal Justice, one of our early adopters, an early version of the tool helped advisors increase the senior graduation rate from 54% to 86% over two years, as shared in The New York Times. Advisors report greater clarity, better prioritization, and stronger relationships with students.
Scaling to 100 Institutions and Beyond
We’re working toward an exciting milestone: reaching 100 institutions by the end of 2025 and empowering more advisors to deliver proactive, personalized support at scale.
One of the biggest unlocks? Edvise works with the data schools already submit to third parties for compliance and reporting, so there’s limited additional start-up time. Thanks to partnerships like ours with the National Student Clearinghouse, institutions can implement Edvise quickly and seamlessly without adding to advisors’ workloads.
Ready to Get Started?
Whether your team is stretched thin or just starting your data journey, Edvise is built to meet you where you are. And it’s free for all users.
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✉️ Contact us at education@datakind.org
From Innovation to Impact
Edvise reflects what’s possible when data science and AI meet real-world student needs. It’s not just one more passive reporting tool; it’s a practical solution built for incisive insights that can drive impact at scale.
We invite you to join the growing community of Edvise schools – because when advisors have the right tools, more students thrive and institutions succeed.
This tool’s development was bolstered by a Google.org Fellowship, providing DataKind with full-time, pro bono expertise of eight Google employees for six months.
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