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More than 18,000 organizations in 150+ countries trust Algolia

Help students and faculty achieve their goals

Poor search experiences have been shown to cause frustration and disengagement, risking lost applicants to competing institutions. With Algolia, your university site can meet their expectations for fast, intuitive, AI-powered results to help them find course materials, housing, financial aid, credit transfers, study abroad options, how to use their meal plan, and more.

Federate search across campus

Modern campuses are complex. Departments run their own systems, content lives in multiple platforms, and information often feels buried. Algolia unifies your digital ecosystem—turning a fragmented web presence into a connected experience that reflects your institution’s mission and values.

Add natural language understanding

Students search with everyday phrases like “housing application” or “course requirements,” but campus websites often use formal terms. Algolia closes that gap with built-in natural language understanding and synonym handling—so visitors find what they need, even if their words don’t match the page exactly.

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Be conversational

Ask AI is a powerful solution that can answer questions right in the search bar. Whether a student types "How do I apply for housing?" or "Can I get credit for studying in Spain?", they’ll get clear, relevant, and hallucination-free answers from your official sources, not just a list of links.

Speak their language

Campus populations are multilingual, so your search should be too. Algolia supports multilingual search out of the box, helping your institution deliver inclusive experiences without managing multiple search systems in the language that visitors prefer.

Search you can rely on

AI-powered relevance

Semantic, personalized results to better understand user intent and get visitors the information they’re looking for, fast.

Control without code

Technical and non-technical users alike can customize ranking and relevance using low/no-code tools.

Built to scale

High-availability, multi-region architecture ensures you can deliver results at scale, even during peak seasons.

Actionable insights

Use built-in analytics to understand user intent, optimize content, and reduce friction.

Make everything searchable

Index your CMS, help desk, PDFs, and custom campus-wide systems to provide a comprehensive service.

Easily integrate search in any environment

Algolia is an API-first solution with dozens of pre-built libraries that give IT teams programmatic control over indexing, search configuration, and UI behavior. Deploy fast, flexible search interfaces that integrate seamlessly with your school’s architecture—no fixed frontend or rigid templates required.

Core features powering exceptional site search

NeuralSearch

Algolia NeuralSearch combines traditional keyword search with modern vector-based semantic understanding—delivering relevant results for any query, instantly.

Crawler

Automatically index content across your site, even without structured data or a backend connection.

Search API

Build fast, flexible search into any digital experience with a robust, developer-friendly API.

Autocomplete

Guide users to the right results instantly with predictive search suggestions and smart query completion.

InstantSearch

Deliver results as users type for a seamless, zero-latency experience.

Filters & facets

Let users refine results by category, type, or any custom attribute to improve discoverability and control.

Personalization

Adapt results to individual users based on behavior, preferences, and intent. Ensure that every user sees content and features tailored to their journey.

AI Ranking

Go beyond static rules with dynamic ranking powered by machine learning.

See how it looks on your site

Complete the form to get a custom demo built for your college or university website. Someone will create a demo and connect with you to see the results.

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