Workday Student Admissions vs Ellucian Recruiting & Admissions

WSWorkday Student Admissions9.0Visit Ellucian Recruiting & Admissions8.1Visit

Higher score WS Workday Student Admissions #1 in Higher Education Software 9.0/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Workday

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Ellucian Recruiting & Admissions #7 in Higher Education Software 8.1/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Ellucian

• Workday Student Admissions fits best

  Enterprise admissions and financial-aid operations

• Ellucian Recruiting & Admissions fits best

  Enterprise admissions and international recruitment teams

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Side by side

Feature	WSWorkday Student Admissions 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Ellucian Recruiting & Admissions 8.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.1
Ranking	#1 in Higher Education Software	#7 in Higher Education Software
Best for	Enterprise admissions and financial-aid operations	Enterprise admissions and international recruitment teams
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Pricing on request
Free plan	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web
Support	Docs	Docs
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Workday Student Admissions 0/4 · Ellucian Recruiting & Admissions 0/4
Student information system	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Academic management	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Admissions tools	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Financial aid	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment	Cloud	Not checked yet
Mobile access	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Manages prospects, applicants, configurable applications, and admissions events. Supports aid requirements, form uploads, award letters, and automatic packaging. Offers digital onboarding and access across web, iOS, and Android.	Applicant portal combines mobile-friendly applications and status tracking. Fraud detection, prospect scoring, and outreach support recruitment workflows. Visa case management and reporting address international enrollment needs.
Cons	Pricing requires contacting sales rather than choosing a published plan. The listed support channel is documentation. It is part of the broader Workday Student platform, not a standalone admissions product.	Pricing is handled through a demonstration or contact-sales process. Ellucian Banner and Colleague are the named SIS integrations. Admissions focus does not extend to dedicated scholarship management.
Our verdict	Workday Student Admissions brings admissions and financial-aid tasks into a system for enrollment teams, applicants, and students. Its scope covers prospect and applicant management, configurable online applications, admissions events,… Read the review →	Ellucian Recruiting & Admissions supports colleges and universities managing prospective-student engagement, applications, and enrollment. Its scope spans applicant portals, prospect assignment, communications, fraud detection, and… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Workday Student Admissions — where it wins

  • Manages prospects, applicants, configurable applications, and admissions events.
  • Supports aid requirements, form uploads, award letters, and automatic packaging.
  • Offers digital onboarding and access across web, iOS, and Android.

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales rather than choosing a published plan.
  • The listed support channel is documentation.
  • It is part of the broader Workday Student platform, not a standalone admissions product.

• Ellucian Recruiting & Admissions — where it wins

  • Applicant portal combines mobile-friendly applications and status tracking.
  • Fraud detection, prospect scoring, and outreach support recruitment workflows.
  • Visa case management and reporting address international enrollment needs.

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is handled through a demonstration or contact-sales process.
  • Ellucian Banner and Colleague are the named SIS integrations.
  • Admissions focus does not extend to dedicated scholarship management.

• WSWorkday Student Admissions9.0/10 · Pricing on request

  Admissions and financial-aid workflows connect in Workday Student.

  Visit WorkdayFull verdict →
• Ellucian Recruiting & Admissions8.1/10 · Pricing on request

  Admissions and international recruitment workflows for colleges using Ellucian systems.

  Visit EllucianFull verdict →