Striped Horse

Web Design and Development for Schools and Universities

Most schools and universities juggle multiple vendors for design, development, and marketing and end up with a disconnected digital presence that fails to attract students. Striped Horse brings it all under one roof, building education websites that are modern, ADA-compliant, and built to convert prospective students from first click to enrollment.

What We Do for Schools and Universities

Most schools and universities waste time and money juggling multiple agencies for design, development and marketing. Striped Horse handles all of it under one roof from day one, so your team spends less time managing vendors and more time focused on students.

Education Branding

We help schools, colleges and universities build brand identities that resonate with prospective students, faculty and donors. From logo design to full visual identity systems, we create cohesive branding that communicates institutional credibility.

Website Design

We design modern, responsive and conversion-focused websites for schools and universities. Every page is built around the student journey, making it easy for prospective students to find programs and take the next step toward enrollment.

Website Development for Educational Institutions

We build education websites on WordPress, Webflow and Drupal with full ADA compliance, CMS setups that let your team manage content without needing a developer.

Digital Marketing

From SEO targeting high-intent education keywords to paid campaigns timed around enrollment seasons, we help schools and universities drive qualified traffic and turn visitors into applicants.

Brands we've built for

Built for Multiple Audiences

Education websites serve students, parents, faculty and staff all at once. We design information architecture that gives each audience a clear path without making the site feel overwhelming or cluttered.

Built to Convert From Day One

We come from a marketing background and it shows. Every layout, every user flow and every call to action is built to turn prospective students into enrolled students.

Multi-Platform Expertise

Fluent across WordPress, Webflow, Drupal and more. We recommend what is right for your institution, not what is easiest for us.

Experience With Education Institutions 

We have worked with universities and educational institutions including Gallaudet University, delivering web experiences that meet the unique demands of the education sector from ADA compliance to complex information architecture.

We Stay After Launch 

We stick around after go-live with ongoing support for updates, optimizations and new features. No starting over with someone new every time something needs to change.

Let’s Get Started

Why Schools and Universities Choose Striped Horse

Our Education Web Design and Development Process

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Discovery and Strategy
We start by understanding your institution, your audiences and your goals. We look at your current site, your competitors and what prospective students are searching for, so every decision we make is grounded in real data and aligned with your enrollment objectives.
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Design and Prototyping
We wireframe and prototype every key page before writing a single line of code. You see exactly how the site will look and feel before anything is built, so there are no surprises at launch.
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Development and QA
We build your site on the platform that best fits your institution, whether that is WordPress, Webflow or Drupal, with full ADA compliance, CMS setup and any integrations your team needs. Every page is tested across devices and browsers before go-live.
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Launch
We coordinate the full launch process, making sure everything is in place before your site goes live. Your team is kept informed at every step so there are no last minute surprises.
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Ongoing Support
Your site is live but we are not done. We offer ongoing support for updates, optimizations and new features so your institution always has a partner to rely on.

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY

"They're great in every category, and not only the work they do is great, but they are very accommodating and communicative. I was very fortunate to have Danielle leading the web development team-- it was no easy task to take over a year-long project along with a bunch of new devs to work with into a working product in less than two months' time. One of the challenging project-wise for our university website project and she got the team doing good work and managed to get where we need to be. I will continue to work with her!"

Bryce Chapman
Marketing Communications Director, Gallaudet University

"They helped to make our website redesign a success. Danielle was a very quick communicator and patient with our team throughout the entire process. She was knowledgeable and always able to clearly answer my (many!) questions. Our team is very happy with the outcome of our new website. I would recommend Striped Horse to anyone looking for web design services."

Whitney Novellino
Director of Marketing, Magview

I can't say enough good things about working with the Striped Horse team in designing a new website for our Center at Stanford. They were fantastic -- really responsive, creative and solutions-oriented, hard-working and on-the-ball in all aspects of managing and executing a complex project like this. Their rates are quite reasonable given the incredible value you get from the work. And the outcomes are terrific - they created a great-looking, user-friendly site designed to optimize for our goals. My strong recommendation is: do not delay, and try to get the Striped Horse team to work with you on your project! You can't do better, and you won't regret it.

Jason Solomon
Executive Director, Stanford Center on the Legal Profession

“They ask all the right questions, understand the requirements and put forth their excellent design skills and problem solving to deliver above expectations. Would be thrilled to work with them again!"

Bianca Penaloza
Pledge 1%

“Danielle was fantastic. Quality, knowledge, customer service and communication exceeded expectations. I would recommend her in a heartbeat and will be using her again at some point in the future.”

Maxwell Hogan
League Commish

“They produced a beautiful landing page, were very quick to respond and really made the whole process very simple. They will be re-doing my entire website shortly. You won't be disappointed when you hire them.”

Joshua Johnsonc
Paul L. Johnson Interiors inc.

“The team did everything wonderfully!! Talented and creative professionals, exceptional communicators and efficiently worked, I really hope to engage with them again.”

Charlie Skinner
CEO, EMSI

"The team rocks! They're super efficient and gets things done, is highly knowledgeable, and taught me quite a lot about the process of building my site. I'd recommend them to anyone in a heartbeat."

Alec Holcomb
Owner, AlecHolcomb.com

"The team is amazing. Filled with visionaries and helped problem solve for all our our company needs. Will definitely use them again."

Nirav Patel
Owner, Complete Balance Solutions

"They have a can-do attitude that makes the process much easier & effective, it was a pleasure to get quick responses and support for all our issues and needed changes to the new website. I will definitely approach again in our next project!"

Yoni Eyal
Sequoia Life Settlements

"The team delivered a fantastic design. The designs not only looked good but they actually performed well. They produced tangible results (ie. more conversions)."

Devon Charles
Lead Marketer, Bluebearry

"Amazing in every sense! Worked with me to get exactly what I wanted, even when I changed my mind; was patient; took initiative; was creative. The list goes on and on. I will definitely hire again for future needs!"

Blakely Hull
Blakely Hull, Realtor
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