Make Your Institution's People, Stories, and Expertise Impossible to Overlook.

From student success and faculty research to institutional news and media coverage, Merit helps colleges and universities recognize accomplishments, amplify their stories, and build visibility for the people and programs that set them apart.

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Built for Higher Education. Made for Every Story Worth Telling.

Merit got its start solving a challenge unique to higher education: thousands of accomplishments worth celebrating, and never enough time or resources to share them all.

Today, that challenge extends beyond student recognition. Faculty are advancing research, alumni are making their mark, and institutions are creating opportunities that deserve attention far beyond campus.

Merit makes time for the stories your team doesn't have time to tell. Recognize more people, publish more news, reach more audiences, and uncover the impact of it all, without multiplying the work.

Recognize more people
Publish more news
Reach more audiences
Uncover the impact
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Strengthen the Connection Between a Student,
their Family, their Community, and Your Institution.

Merit turns student milestones into personalized, published achievements and automatically distributes them to relevant audiences.

One accomplishment can connect a student with the people and communities who want to celebrate it.

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Students
Parents
Supporters
Hometown media
High schools
Government representatives

From acceptance to alumni, every milestone matters.

01

Acceptance & Enrollment

Welcome incoming students and build excitement before they arrive on campus.

02

Academic Achievement

Celebrate Dean's List, President's List, scholarships, honors, and academic excellence.

03

Campus Involvement

Recognize leadership, athletics, clubs, service, research, and experiential learning.

04

Graduation & Credentials

Share degree completion, certifications, and career-ready accomplishments.

05

Alumni Success

Keep your institution connected to the achievements of its graduates.

9.2 million+ students recognized

Thousands of students. Thousands of personalized stories. Without thousands of hours of work.

Millions of students have had their accomplishments celebrated and shared through Merit. Add your students to the list.

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“Centralizes all media for our employees to read. A feat that is only possible because of Merit!”

Built for Higher Ed Teams Who Have More Stories Than Time

Merit helps small teams accomplish big things: recognizing thousands of individuals, reaching audiences beyond campus, publishing more consistently, and understanding the results without doing everything manually.

Real Results. Real Institutions.

ELMIRA COLLEGE

“Our President has noticed a difference in media placement since we started using Merit. In less than four months, we have published 45 stories with almost 600,000 social media impressions and a 99% email open rate. Merit has already been worth the investment for us.”
Jennifer Swain Director of Communications and Marketing
Elmira College
Jennifer Swain, Elmira College
45 stories published
600,000 social media impressions
99% email open rate
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Your Institution Is Doing Remarkable Things. Let's Make Sure People Know.

Your students are succeeding. Your faculty are advancing knowledge. Your institution is making an impact. Merit gives you the tools to recognize more people, share more stories, reach the right audiences, and see the results, all in a suite built around your institution's needs.

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