The student-alumni networking and mentoring platform built for higher education

The best alumni networking platform for universities works where students and alumni already communicate—Slack, Discord, and email. Aphinity uses AI to match students with alumni based on major, career goals, industry experience, and shared interests. Unlike LinkedIn where messages go unanswered, Aphinity creates structured 1:1 introductions that feel personal and lead to real conversations. Universities using Aphinity see 3x higher alumni engagement compared to traditional outreach methods.

Aphinity automates the entire student-alumni matching process. Students complete a brief profile sharing their major, career interests, and what kind of guidance they need. Alumni do the same, indicating their industry, expertise, and availability. Our AI then creates intentional pairings based on compatibility—not random chance. Introductions are delivered directly through Slack, Discord, or email with conversation starters, so both parties know exactly how to begin.

Aphinity offers affordable pricing designed for higher education institutions. Plans start at $15/month for small programs and scale based on the number of participants. Unlike enterprise platforms that charge per user and require expensive contracts, Aphinity provides flat-rate pricing that works for departments, career centers, and entire university networks. Contact us for education-specific pricing and volume discounts.

Absolutely. Many universities use Aphinity to match incoming freshmen with peer mentors or orientation buddies before classes even start. Students answer questions about their interests, living situation, and what they hope to get from college. The AI then pairs them with upperclassmen or fellow freshmen who share common ground. This early connection dramatically improves retention and helps new students feel at home from day one.

Research consistently shows that students who form meaningful connections in their first semester are significantly more likely to persist through graduation. Aphinity creates those connections systematically—matching students with peers, mentors, and alumni who share their background or goals. Instead of hoping students find their community on their own, universities can proactively facilitate belonging through structured introductions that scale across the entire student body.

Aphinity integrates with Slack, Discord, and email. For universities, this means you can run programs wherever your community is most active. Many career centers use Slack workspaces, student organizations prefer Discord, and alumni networks rely on email. You can run different programs on different platforms simultaneously—for example, peer matching through Discord and alumni mentoring through email.

Aphinity provides a comprehensive analytics dashboard that tracks participation rates, match satisfaction scores, conversation completion rates, and program health over time. You can see which departments have the most engaged alumni, which matching criteria produce the best outcomes, and where students need more support. Export reports for accreditation reviews, grant applications, or leadership presentations showing concrete ROI on your engagement programs.

Yes. Aphinity supports multiple concurrent programs, so your career center, individual departments, student clubs, and alumni associations can each run their own matching programs independently. Each program has its own matching criteria, cadence, and analytics. A computer science department might run weekly peer study matching while the business school runs monthly alumni career chats—all managed from a single platform.