
Embark
Embark provides online application and admissions software for organizations managing recruitment, applications, reviews, enrollment, and onboarding.
What Embark is
Embark provides online application and admissions software for organizations managing recruitment, applications, reviews, enrollment, and onboarding. It serves schools, universities, fellowships, scholarships, music programs, and study abroad programs. Organizations can build branded applications with branching logic and collect references, documents, audio, and video. Recruiting features include inquiry forms, email campaigns, events, waitlists, and RSVP tracking. Reviewers can rate and comment on applications online, or download them for paper review. AI tools can evaluate applications and extract information; automations can flag applicants for further review or send communications. Applicants can complete in-app video interviews with timed recordings and limited retries. Embark supports data exports to organizational databases and student information systems, including PeopleSoft and Salesforce. Its software is mobile responsive for smartphones and tablets, and the company says technical support is available around the clock to applicants, reviewers, and administrators. Embark says it has been in business since 1995. Pricing is not published; interested organizations can contact the company.
Good
- Builds branded applications with branching logic.
- Collects document, audio, and video attachments.
- Supports online reviewer ratings and comments.
- Includes timed in-app video interviews.
- Mobile responsive for phones and tablets.
Watch out
- Pricing is not published.
- Applicants have limited retries for video interviews.
- Paper review requires downloading applications.
Who it suits
Embark suits education and program organizations that need to manage applicant recruitment, review, decisions, and enrollment. It also serves fellowship, scholarship, music, and study abroad programs.
Verdict
Embark covers application collection, review, and enrollment workflows for a range of education and program organizations. Contact the company to discuss pricing and whether its workflows fit your admissions process.
Plans and prices
From Embark's own pricing page, checked 2 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Embark Campus | Priced on request | Pricing not published; contact Embark for a solution |
The facts
Each one read from Embark's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI
- AI tools can evaluate and extract information from applications, and automations can flag applicants for further review or send outbound communication.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Audience
- Its solutions serve schools, universities, fellowships, scholarships, music programs, and study abroad programs.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Custom API
- A customer testimonial describes a custom API integration implemented by Embark for Trinity Washington University.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Embark offers data export to organizational databases or student information systems, including examples such as PeopleSoft and Salesforce.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Interviews
- In-app video interviews let applicants record timed videos with limited retries.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Mobile
- Embark says its software is mobile responsive and compatible with smartphones and tablets.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Pricing
- The product page directs interested organizations to contact Embark and does not state a price.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Product
- Embark provides online application and admissions software for organizations managing recruiting, applications, reviews, enrollment, and onboarding.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Recruiting
- Embark supports inquiry forms, individual or scheduled email campaigns, events, waitlists, and RSVP tracking.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Review
- Reviewers can rate applicants and comment online, with downloads available to support paper review.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Security
- Embark says it complies with global privacy and security practices including GDPR and FERPA.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Support
- Embark says technical support is available around the clock for applicants, reviewers, and administrators.checked 2 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Applications
- Organizations can build branded applications with branching logic and collect references plus document, audio, and video attachments.checked 2 Oct 2026
The company
- Company history
- Embark says it has been in business since 1995.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 1995checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Embark Corporation lists its office at One World Trade Center, 85th Floor, New York, NY 10007.checked 2 Oct 2026
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