BPS Introduces Custom Net Price Calculator Services for Colleges and Universities
New offering combines financial aid expertise, enrollment strategy, and Slate CRM capabilities to help institutions deliver a more effective affordability experience.
Best Practice Solutions (BPS) has expanded its enrollment management services to include custom Net Price Calculator (NPC) development and ongoing management, helping colleges and universities provide prospective students and families with clearer insight into college affordability while creating new opportunities for engagement.
Although federally required, Net Price Calculators are often treated primarily as compliance tools. BPS's approach recognizes their broader potential to support financial aid transparency, strengthen recruitment efforts, and connect prospective students with institutional resources.
“At BPS, we approach Net Price Calculators as enrollment managers first, our goal is to create a tool that reflects how an institution actually awards financial aid while making the experience more accessible and useful for students and families.”
Designed Around Institutional Needs
Unlike standardized calculator solutions, BPS develops each NPC to reflect an institution's unique financial aid awarding practices, tuition structures, academic programs, and student populations.
The service accommodates complex institutional environments, including multiple academic divisions, enrollment pathways, start terms, and pricing models. Calculators are designed to simplify the student experience without sacrificing the quality of estimated financial aid information.
Building on a successful institutional implementation, BPS has demonstrated its ability to develop sophisticated Net Price Calculators that accommodate diverse student populations, complex tuition structures, and multiple enrollment pathways within a single solution.
Built to Connect Affordability and Enrollment
A key differentiator of BPS's offering is its ability to operate natively within Slate CRM.
For institutions using Slate, BPS can build the calculator directly within the institution's existing environment, eliminating the need for separate third-party integrations. When students choose to share their information, their records can flow directly into Slate, supporting timely admissions outreach, financial aid follow-up, and existing recruitment communications.
For institutions not using Slate, BPS offers a hosted solution with customized data delivery to institutional systems.
In both environments, students can receive their estimated costs without being required to provide contact information, preserving the accessibility and transparency central to the calculator's purpose.
A Consultative Approach to Development
BPS's service extends beyond technical implementation. Its development process brings together financial aid policies, institutional pricing, enrollment marketing, and technology considerations to create a solution aligned with institutional priorities.
Services include discovery and planning, custom development, institutional review and testing, implementation, and ongoing maintenance. BPS also supports updates needed to maintain regulatory compliance and accessibility.
With expertise spanning enrollment management, financial aid, and Slate CRM, BPS brings an integrated perspective to a tool that touches multiple areas of the student experience.
Learn more about BPS's Net Price Calculator services and how a customized solution can support your institution's enrollment goals.
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