One Drupal Platform for All of Higher Education
Prospective students. Current students. Faculty. Alumni. Donors. Your university website has to speak to all of them, often from the same homepage, without becoming unmanageable.
Every Department Wants Its Own Site
One university website has to hold dozens of departments, each with its own pages, its own editors, and its own idea of how things should look. As more departments come online, enrollment strategies shift, content needs multiply, and the platform that worked at launch starts working against you.
Higher ed needs a platform flexible enough for all of it and secure enough for sensitive student data. That's why 71% of the Top 100 universities, and every Ivy League school, run on Drupal. We architect for the whole institution, so every department gets its own space and IT keeps one platform to govern.
Universities bring us in when:
Individual departments are running disconnected micro-sites with no shared governance.
Admissions season traffic spikes are straining an aging platform.
Faculty and staff need a content system they can actually use without IT tickets.
Accessibility compliance (WCAG 2.1) is a growing institutional requirement.
Integration with LMS, SIS, or CRM systems has become a patchwork of workarounds.
Drupal Services for Higher Education
Six capabilities built for higher education institutions. Delivered through our AI orchestration system. Each one scoped, architected, and reviewed by senior Drupal engineers.
Drupal Development
BUILDMulti-site architecture that gives departments autonomy while keeping the institution's brand and governance consistent.
Migration & Upgrade
MIGRATEMove from Drupal 7 or a legacy platform to a current Drupal version, preserving content, SEO rankings, and years of institutional history.
Digital Experience Platform (DXP)
DISTRIBUTEConnect your website to LMS, SIS, CRM, and recruitment tools so prospective and current students get one coherent experience.
Drupal SEO
RANKTechnical SEO built into every department's pages, from admissions to alumni giving, so programs stay visible in search and AI answer engines.
AI Solutions
ASSISTPractical AI integrations that power smarter campus search and virtual assistants, so prospective students get answers without waiting on admissions staff.
Drupal Support & Maintenance
SUSTAINOngoing, proactive support that keeps hundreds of pages secure and running through every admissions cycle and semester.
Proof Across the Campus
Explore Case Studies
#01
A distinct digital identity for Georgia Tech's Neuro Next Initiative, built within institutional constraints
Georgia Tech's Neuro Next Initiative needed a digital presence that matched the caliber of its research. We modernized the site's UX and rebuilt it on Drupal. The result: a research program with a platform built to showcase its work clearly, instead of burying it in a generic template.
#02
Proactive Drupal support that kept Altru Health System secure and scaling
Altru needed a platform that stayed secure and scaled without constant fire drills. Our ongoing, proactive support keeps Altru's Drupal environment patched, monitored, and ready for growth. The result: no reactive scrambling when traffic spikes or a vulnerability drops.
#03
3 Sign-On Systems Unified for the Michael J. Fox Foundation
One Auth0 source replaced three, making a cross-domain personal research library possible.
#04
Drupal 7 to 10 for Wadsworth Center, Zero Disruption
A government research hub migrated with logins, URLs, and design left intact.
Trusted by the world's leading teams
How We Work
From first audit to long after launch, our process stays clear and consistent. It's designed for teams who want speed, quality, and scale together.
Audit First
Every engagement starts with an audit of your architecture, content, and goals. The AI framework runs the analysis. A senior engineer validates every finding. You see what's solid and what's risky before any code moves.
Architect for scale
We design Drupal systems built to scale and easy for your team to run. Our architects decide how a problem gets solved. The AI system executes that approach and never improvises its own.
Review & Deliver
Every build is read, challenged, and refined by engineers who could have written it by hand. Code merges only after it clears functional, accessibility, performance, and visual checks. You see progress each sprint.
Stay after launch
Launch is the midpoint. Performance, security, and improvements are covered, and the people who built your site are the people who answer when you need them.
Deeply Invested in the Drupal Ecosystem
We don't just build on Drupal. Our engineers contribute modules, patches, and core fixes back to the platform your site runs on. You'll find our team in the issue queues, at DrupalCons, and in the release notes. For your project, that means answers that come from the source instead of a support forum.
130+
Module Contributions
Modules built and maintained for real-world enterprise needs.
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Events Sponsored
Actively sponsoring DrupalCon and regional Drupal Camps.
GOLD
Drupal Partner
Proud Gold certified partners supporting the sustainability of open source.
500+
Published Drupal resources
Some agencies gate their knowledge. Ours ranks on Google.
Let's Talk About Your Next Enrollment Cycle
If you're evaluating a migration, a multi-site consolidation, or a redesign, we'll help you assess the risks and design the right path forward before anything's committed.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Find answers to common questions about Drupal for Higher Ed institutions.
Why is Drupal the best CMS choice for higher education websites?
Drupal handles complex, multi-department content with the flexibility, security, and scalability universities need. It supports structured content and rich engagement for students, faculty, and staff without forcing every department into one rigid template.
Can Drupal manage multiple departments and sub-sites from a single platform?
Yes. Drupal's multi-site architecture gives departments editorial autonomy while keeping branding, governance, and security centralized, which is exactly the balance most universities are trying to strike.
Does Drupal meet accessibility and compliance requirements for universities?
Yes. Drupal supports WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards along with strong security and compliance features, which is why so many public and private institutions rely on it to meet regulatory requirements.
Can Drupal support multilingual and international student websites?
Yes. Native multilingual capabilities let universities serve content in multiple languages while maintaining SEO and a consistent experience, which matters for institutions actively recruiting international students.
Can Drupal integrate with LMS, SIS, and CRM systems?
Yes. Drupal's API-first architecture connects with learning management systems, student information systems, and CRMs, unifying data across admissions, academics, and alumni relations.
Can we migrate our university website to Drupal without losing SEO or content?
Yes, with proper planning. Our NY State Department of Health migration preserved SEO equity across 50,000-plus pages with zero downtime, the same discipline we apply to higher ed migrations.
How scalable is Drupal during peak admissions and enrollment traffic?
Very. Caching, load balancing, and performance optimization let Drupal handle traffic spikes during admissions and enrollment season without the slowdowns that hurt conversion at the moments that matter most.
Do we need a specialized Drupal partner for higher education?
Yes. Higher ed websites carry unique governance, compliance, and integration needs. Specbee has worked with institutions like Georgia Tech and Empire State University, bringing proven expertise to complex, content-rich campuses.