Satisfaction Guarantee: Cancel within 45 days and get a full refund.
Cancel after 45 days and get a 100% refund on unused services.
College/University Multi-Listing Packages:
Exceed your admissions goals with one buy!
Get 40+ Listings (2 Premium and 3 Standard on any/all of our directories which cover art, design, fashion, business, computer & more). Cost: $1,995 per year.
If purchased seperately: $10,000+. Visit Education.org for the list of directories.
Special Cases: Restrictions and/or additional cost may apply to institutions with multiple and/or high traffic listings.
Prospective students are attracted to DesignSchools.com by listings and editorial content covering 45+ specialties of design.
Do you have a program(s) in one or more of the following areas we cover?
What's the #1 Design Admissions Recruitment Service? Like it's sister directory
(ArtSchools.com) has done with art,
DesignSchools.com has become the #1 admissions recruitment service for institutions wanting to promote
their design programs. Reach the most targeted audience: prospective
design
students who are actively looking for a design school to attend. If you can find a better design school & college
directory we will give your school a free Premium Listing for a year.
We invite you to become a member of our community. Choose any combination of Directory
Listings and SponsorshipsOR
choose Performance.
Rates Effective July 26, 2002
***All services are backed by a no-risk, 100% satisfaction guarantee.***
Listings
Sponsorships
Performance
Get a listing in the directory. Choose a Standard or Premium Listing.
Standard Listing
Nothing fancy. This listing doesn't stand out yet it is fully functional and searchable on all search criteria (name, city, state, zip, art/design specialty, and type).
example - see any of the listings below the bolded ones
Standard Functionality
Referral traffic statistics
Priority Service
1 Year Term. Payment Options:
Quarterly
1 Payment
$58
$197
15% off
Premium Listing
Want maximum recruitment and the best value? Institutions with Premium Listings have received an average of 10-15 times more admissions referrals than those with Standard Listings.
Positions your listing ABOVE all standard listings across the board, at or near the top of all matching search results! example - see bolded listings at the top
Bolded Heading
150 Word Introduction (optional at no extra $) which doubles the size - room for kudos, links, etc.
Maximum awareness building. Maximum admissions referrals.
Front Page Sponsorship
The strongest single spot in the directory. Make a powerful impression with your Graphic Logo/Message and a paragraph of text in the only non-editorial section "above the fold" on the front page.
example - see top of right column
Immediate Results
Priority Service
Per Week (24/7)
$300
Specialty Sponsorship(s)
Exclusive sponsorship of one or more art or design specialties such as "graphic design", "automotive design", or "web design".
Your listing positioned at the very TOP for applicable searches on that specialty. example - Nazareth College
Your Graphic Logo/Message next to that specialty on our popular Majors/Programs Channel. example (see film/video)
Targeted placements within articles & interviews related to that specialty. example
Priority Service
1 Year Term. Payment Options:
Quarterly
1 Payment
$405
$1,479
7% off
15% off
Sitewide Sponsorship
Highest level sponsorship. Your graphic logo/message appears on every page of the directory (about 99% of the pages) 24/7 during your term. Limited to 5 institutions.
example - see the graphic logo/messages at the top & bottom
Maximum Traffic & Inquiries. Strongest Awareness Builder
Premium Listing with exclusive RED Bold Heading
Inclusion in our GET-RECRUITED program = 150-200 more separate admissions inquiries per month
Priority Service
1 Year Term. Payment Options:
Quarterly
1 Payment
$2,850
$9,690
7% off
15% off
Choose 1 of 2 ways to pay for performance.
Pay Per Click (PPC) Promotional Package
Pay only when someone clicks through to your website from our directory.
The package includes a Premium Listing(s) and/or other Directory Promotion including creative placements and text links - such
that you get a monthly stream of qualified students to your website.
Premium Listing(s) and/or Creative Placements
Referral Traffic Statistics
Priority Service
Cost: the average cost for the top 3 results on Overture for "design schools".
Payment Terms:
$195 prepayment applied toward your balance. Quarterly Billing. You can control your budget by putting a cap on the number of clickthroughs you want.
Pay Per Inquiry (PPI) Promotional Package
A package which includes Premium Listing(s) and/or other Directory Promotion including creative placements and text links - such
that you get a monthly stream of qualified Direct Response Inquiries (via email and/or file).
Students read your program listing and/or profile page and then decide to fill out an inquiry form - so the
level of qualification and value is substantially greater than that of student lists and 'opt in' requests.
Payment Terms:
Pay monthly for service in the previous month.
Additional features and promotion outside of the package may have an additional cost.
Creative and Technical Services
Let us help you exceed your application/enroll goals with our cost-effective internet creative and technical services. Check out these advantages:
Focus on Art/Design Education - We have relationships with more than 2,000 combined
art/design education schools, colleges, departments and workshops.
We have cataloged their websites and analyzed traffic to them since 1998. We understand your needs.
Commitment to Saving You Money -
Information technology costs in education are outrageous.
Our solutions are designed and priced for the lowest total cost of development and operation,
allowing you to focus on what you do best: educating people!
Graphic Design (buttons, banners, writing)
Let us create your graphic buttons, banners, and written material for use in our directory, other media, and/or your website. example.
Cost: $75 per hour.
Profile / Direct Response Page
We create a custom profile page of your institution designed to generate maximum direct response inquiries. Example 1, Cost: $195. Example 2, Cost: $295.
Web Development / Web Hosting
Let us build, maintain and/or host your website or create a seperate microsite for you.
We specialize in websites that generate maximum admissions recruitment.
example 1 |
example 2
Contact us for pricing, but a job similar to the first example would cost approximately $3,000.
Admissions Videos
We know what attracts art students to art schools better than anyone. Let us create a custom web admissions video for your school that you can post on your website and have it clickable from our directory and others that you post on. Our staff will come to you and film the video, edit it and format it for the popular internet video formats. Most videos can be produced for about $2,500.
*Total combined click-throughs to school websites and direct email inquiries from our directory.
