Schools join free and get the entire admissions stack — pipeline, reviews, interviews, AI summaries, integrations. Applicants pay one flat $45 per application, the same at every school.
Schools using legacy CAS-style platforms typically pay tens of thousands per cycle in SaaS fees, per-applicant surcharges, and implementation costs. SynesthesiaApply is fully funded by the per-application fee — your school never sees an invoice.
Annual SaaS fee
Comparable applicant tracking + CRM platforms
Per-applicant cost to school
Pass-through fees on competing platforms
Staff hours saved per cycle
Pipeline automation + AI summaries + bulk actions
Full applications pipeline
Drag-and-drop kanban, bulk status moves, saved views, Cmd+K palette, in-context notes.
Reviewer + interviewer suite
Auto-assign with workload balancing, structured rubrics, calibration analytics, interview scheduling.
AI applicant summaries
Claude-powered one-page applicant briefings so reviewers spend their time on judgment, not skimming.
FERPA + audit + SCIM
Versioned FERPA terms, applicant consent capture, full audit log, SSO/SAML and SCIM provisioning.
Cycle analytics + yield tracking
Live demographics dashboard, calibration outliers, yield by program, decision-cohort reporting.
SIS / CRM integration
HMAC-signed outbound webhooks with exponential-backoff retry — wire applicant events into your existing systems.
Branded transactional email
Custom templates, your school's sender identity, approval workflow, RichText editor.
Multi-cohort templates
Versioned application templates, prerequisite mapping, transcript evaluation, cohort cloning.
Ready to switch?
Most schools are live in under a week. We import your existing applicants, configure your branding, and walk your staff through the pipeline before your next cycle opens.
Skip the school-by-school fee comparison. Every program on SynesthesiaApply costs the same to apply to.
$45per application
Pay only when you submit. Drafts, recommendations, and comparing programs are all free.
$19/month
Or $149/year (save 35%). Cancel anytime. Application fee still $45 per submission today; reduced rate coming soon.
The Pro Add-on pays for itself if you apply to 1+ programs (once the discount ships)
Standard rate: $45 · Pro rate: $25 per app — a 44% savings on each application. Plus the AI tools to make sure each one lands.
Our revenue model is the per-application fee paid by applicants — that funds the platform. Schools don't pay a SaaS subscription, don't pay per applicant, and don't pay implementation costs. The result: more programs can offer a polished admissions experience without a budget line.
SynesthesiaApply does. We charge a flat $45 per submitted application, the same across every school on the platform. That predictability means applicants don't have to comparison-shop fees — they can apply to the right programs without surprise costs.
Yes — admins can issue a fee waiver per applicant from the application detail page. Fee waivers are unlimited and don't cost the school anything; they're a tool for hardship cases or recruited candidates.
Optional AI productivity tools — Resume Builder, Profile Polish, transcript parsing — that help applicants put their best foot forward. The entire admissions flow (applying, recommendations, submitting) is free without Pro.
Yes — that's the next planned tier. Pro Add-on subscribers will pay $25 per application instead of $45, so applying broadly costs significantly less. Currently in development.
Yes — manage your add-on from Settings → Billing & Add-on. You'll keep access until the end of the current billing period.