Highlights from 2024: A Year Of Growth In Student Engagement

As we kick off 2025, we want to take a moment to reflect on an incredible year and celebrate our clients. Together, we are increasing student engagement and success – check out our top highlights from 2024.

Record-Breaking Engagement in 2024

We proudly welcomed many new clients to the Ready Education community from around the world, including institutions such as Massasoit Community College, Lincoln University, the University of North Texas, and Singapore University of Social Sciences. This growth reflects our commitment to fostering student engagement across diverse campuses worldwide.

2024 was a banner year for our CampusGroups platform with significant year-on-year growth  in key areas:

We were thrilled to welcome over 1.6 million new users (+16%) to our platform, including thousands of students, staff, and alumni. Among them, 291,000 new officers (+19%) stepped up to leadership roles, utilizing tools to efficiently manage clubs, organizations, elections, and budgets. Over five million new group members (+12%) joined communities to get involved on campus, connecting with peers through a campus-wide directory and engaging in meaningful discussions via community feeds and chat.

Campus life was buzzing with activity, as the number of new events created more than doubled to 668,000 new events (+57%), leading to 7.8 million event registrations (+21%) and 5.1 million event check-ins (+24%) via QR code, card swipe, and virtually. These events spanned in-person, remote, and hybrid formats, fostering connections across diverse communities.

Engagement extended beyond events, with 47,000 surveys (+18%) created to capture feedback and insights. Over 2.2 million survey responses (+30%) demonstrated how engaged and invested campus communities are in providing feedback and helping to shape their experience.

Email remained a vital tool for student leaders and administrators across the institution to send personalized, targeted communication. 138.7 million emails were sent (+20%), ensuring messages were tailored to meet the specific needs and interests of students.

These numbers highlight the importance of collaboration and the growing role of technology in fostering student engagement and success. 

Key Milestones and Product Releases

2024 was also marked by key milestones and exciting new product releases:

• Mobile Transformation: Enhanced mobile experience for all users with a redesigned home screen, delivering key information students need most—like upcoming events and announcements—at a glance. Additional enhancements further streamlined access to critical features on the go.

• My Schedule: Putting information at students’ fingertips so they can easily keep track of their commitments - all in web and mobile.
• Ready Campus: The all-in-one solution that enhances the student experience by integrating academic, co-curricular, and campus life into a single platform. With Ready Campus, students can view grades, see financial account information, and discover campus resources - all in the same platform they use to find and register for events, join student organizations, and connect with their peers.
• Partnership with LearnWise: Providing Institutions using Ready Education’s myday solution with advanced AI-powered student support.
• Student Success Hero Day: Celebrating the invaluable contributions of higher education professionals in supporting student engagement and success.
• Student-Focused Research: Our team surveyed over 1,000 students about student engagement and technology, sharing insightful findings with the higher education community.
• Advisory Councils: Launched three advisory councils—CIO, Student Success, and Student Councils—as a way to incorporate client feedback. Learn more about the councils.

These initiatives reflect our commitment to empowering institutions with innovative solutions to meet the evolving needs of students.

Ready Inspire: A Look Ahead

Mark your calendars for Ready Inspire, our first in-person user conference focused on student engagement, taking place July 7-9 at the Ritz Carlton Grande Lakes in Orlando, Florida. This exciting event will bring together campus partners to connect, share insights, and explore new ideas for driving student success. We’re looking forward to seeing you there!

At Ready Education, we believe in equipping students with tools that drive their success. As our CEO, Jim Brigadier, shares: “We are committed to delivering the platform that students use every day to be successful and I’m excited about the continued innovation that we have planned for this year.”