
Unlock retention insights with incentivized student engagement.
Unlock retention insights with incentivized student engagement.
Unlock retention insights with incentivized student engagement.
Understand and support student needs at scale by uncovering hidden barriers through new, student-driven insights produced daily.
Understand and support student needs at scale by uncovering hidden barriers through new, student-driven insights produced daily.

Student insights Report
May 2025
Brite
24,246 data points collected this month
Freshman pain points
Belongingness
Overwhelm
Time management
Motivation
Homesickness
Navigation
Support
Finances
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Top Insights
Highest leverage insights across all student populations.
Childcare
Most pressing issue for commuter students
Fallfest
Most impactful freshman event
Belongingness
Extremely common amongst at-risk

Student insights Report
May 2025
Brite
24,246 data points collected this month
Freshman pain points
Belongingness
Overwhelm
Time management
Motivation
Homesickness
Navigation
Support
Finances
Minim dolor in amet nulla laboris enim dolore consequatt.
Top Insights
Highest leverage insights across all student populations.
Childcare
Most pressing issue for commuter students
Fallfest
Most impactful freshman event
Belongingness
Extremely common amongst at-risk


of at-risk students were commuter students taking care of a child
of at-risk students were commuter students taking care of a child
81%
81%
Student org fair satisfaction
Student org fair satisfaction
among freshman
among freshman

Student insights Report
May 2025
Brite
24,246 data points collected this month
Freshman pain points
Belongingness
Overwhelm
Time management
Motivation
Homesickness
Navigation
Support
Finances
Minim dolor in amet nulla laboris enim dolore consequatt.
Top Insights
Highest leverage insights across all student populations.
Childcare
Most pressing issue for commuter students
Fallfest
Most impactful freshman event
Belongingness
Extremely common amongst at-risk

of at-risk students were commuter students taking care of a child
81%
Student org fair satisfaction
among freshman
TRUSTED BY THESE STUDENT-FIRST UNIVERSITIES...















What is Brite?
Brite helps you understand students, with unique engagement they absolutely love.
Brite helps you understand students, with unique engagement they absolutely love.
We surface unheard student experiences through daily gamified check-ins and giveaways, helping universities boost retention and spot issues early.
The Brite Difference
The Brite Difference
We provide the missing piece of new information that
helps schools engage with their students & fight attrition.
We provide the missing piece of new information that helps schools engage with their students & fight attrition.
We provide the missing piece of new information that helps schools engage with their students & fight attrition.
First-Hand Student Experience Data
Financial Holds
Attendance
Peer referrals
Faculty Alerts
Midterm Grades
Staff Referrals
Registration
Daily AI Check-Ins
Brite’s student-loved app surfaces challenges and values around academics, wellbeing, belongingness, & more using AI—areas traditional systems often miss.


Daily AI
Check-Ins
Brite’s student-loved app surfaces challenges and values around academics, wellbeing, belongingness, & more using AI—areas traditional systems often miss.

Incentivized and Gamified
Students use Brite daily for months on end thanks to streaks, friend competitions, peer-to-peer connection, and prizes from student-loved brands like Amazon and Starbucks (supplied by Brite)—meeting them where they are and making feedback fun.


Incentivized and Gamified
Students use Brite daily for months on end thanks to streaks, friend competitions, peer-to-peer connection, and prizes from student-loved brands like Amazon and Starbucks (supplied by Brite)—meeting them where they are and making feedback fun.

Incentivized and Gamified
Students use Brite daily for months on end thanks to streaks, friend competitions, peer-to-peer connection, and prizes from student-loved brands like Amazon and Starbucks (supplied by Brite)—meeting them where they are and making feedback fun.
New, Student-Driven Insights for Universities...

We Automatically Connect With
Students Every Day On Our Student-Loved App
Reported this year’s org fair as ‘extremely valuable’.
Reported this year’s org fair as ‘extremely valuable’.
Reported this year’s org fair as ‘extremely valuable’.
of Freshman
of Freshman
of Freshman
STUDENT SATISFACTION:
STUDENT SATISFACTION:
STUDENT SATISFACTION:



80%
80%
80%
UNIVERSITY
STUDENT EXPERIENCE TREND REPORT
UNIVERSITY
STUDENT EXPERIENCE TREND REPORT
UNIVERSITY
STUDENT EXPERIENCE TREND REPORT
of At-Risk Students
of At-Risk Students
of At-Risk Students
TOP STUDENT BARRIERS:
TOP STUDENT BARRIERS:
TOP STUDENT BARRIERS:
35%
35%
35%
Are commuter students
reporting severe loneliness.
Are commuter students
reporting severe loneliness.
Are commuter students
reporting severe loneliness.
ACTIONABLE INTERVENTION SUGGESTIONS FOR RETENTION:
ACTIONABLE INTERVENTION SUGGESTIONS FOR RETENTION:
ACTIONABLE INTERVENTION SUGGESTIONS FOR RETENTION:
SHORT-TERM:
SHORT-TERM:
SHORT-TERM:
LONG-TERM:
LONG-TERM:
LONG-TERM:



Host small-group events focused on building belonging among commuters.
Host small-group events focused on building belonging among commuters.
Host small-group events focused on building belonging among commuters.
Create a dedicated commuter lounge to foster stronger campus connections.
Create a dedicated commuter lounge to foster stronger campus connections.
Create a dedicated commuter lounge to foster stronger campus connections.
For VPs & Presidents Cabinets
For VPs & Presidents Cabinets
Understand Student Needs
At Scale for Strategic Change
Understand Student Needs
At Scale for Strategic Change
Brite uncovers what students love—and what’s holding them back. We analyze the trends for you and pair them with research-backed recommendations to help improve satisfaction, engagement, and retention.
Brite uncovers what students love—and what’s holding them back. We analyze the trends for you and pair them with research-backed recommendations to help improve satisfaction, engagement, and retention.
For Student Success and Outreach Teams
Proactively Support Students In Need
If a student indicates they’re struggling or need support, Brite automatically connects them to campus-specific resources aligned with their challenge when it is top of mind. We then alert staff to ensure timely intervention, so no student falls through the cracks.
Student signals a need
Automatic Resource Connection
Synced with your systems.


What our university partners say
What our university partners say


Ms. Anna Hardy
Vice President of Student Affairs & Dean of Students
Concord University
Ms. Anna Hardy
Vice President of Student Affairs & Dean of Students
Concord University
“Thanks to Brite, we uncovered challenges that our students faced that we would not have known about. It led to direct intervention with a student who was going to drop out, allowing us to resolve the issue and keep them on campus.”
“Thanks to Brite, we uncovered challenges that our students faced that we would not have known about. It led to direct intervention with a student who was going to drop out, allowing us to resolve the issue and keep them on campus.”

Mr. Andrew Lewis
Director of Student Success
West Liberty University
Mr. Andrew Lewis
Director of Student Success
West Liberty University
"Brite has given us unprecedented insight into our students' needs. It's becoming an essential part of our student success strategy."
"Brite has given us unprecedented insight into our students' needs. It's becoming an essential part of our student success strategy."
Student Feedback During Pilot Program
Student Feedback During Pilot Program
Student Feedback During Pilot Program












Before
Before
Before
After Brite
After Brite
After Brite

Engaging Students Like Never Before.
Brite keeps Gen-Z students engaged for months on end, sustained by monetary incentives and gamification.
Student check-ins on Brite,
and counting
Student check-ins on Brite,
and counting
Student check-ins on Brite,
and counting
Highest check-in streak
Highest check-in streak
Highest check-in streak
Total prizes given to students
Total prizes given to students
Total prizes given to students
Students automatically matched with campus resources
Students automatically matched with campus resources
Students automatically matched with campus resources

Josh A
🎓 Glenville State ‘28
Field Forensics
207
Streak

Bella R
🎓 WVU ‘29
Biology
219
Streak

Katie T
🎓 WVU ‘26
Marketing
172
Streak

Ashlyn O
🎓 Concord ‘28
Health Sciences
257
Streak

Emma M
🎓 Mercyhurst ‘27
Chemistry
152
Streak

Jack M
🎓 Concord ‘27
Business
89
Streak

Kaden R
🎓 West Liberty ‘27
Business
166
Streak

Cal C
🎓 WVU ‘26
Physical Therapy
201
Streak