Engagement is through the roof compared to what we looked like last year. MentorPRO has become the linchpin of those connections.
Mara GouldOur first-year retention had been averaging 76 percent. This year, using MentorPRO and adopting intentional goal-directed mentoring, we retained 82 percent.
Don WhiteMentorPRO has really increased the engagement of mentors with mentees and given our team a way of more effectively delivering our mentoring program overall. It has been really well received by mentors, mentees, and our professional staff.
Rachel PuopoloOur experience with MentorPRO has been outstanding. The platform's ease of use has made it accessible to both students and mentors, and the support from the MentorPRO team has been instrumental in our successful rollout.
Gregory S. MantoleskyAs someone who heavily utilizes and depends on MentorPRO, I am a major fan. It has allowed me to further connect with my first-year mentees.
Tirzah Suriboryof first-year mentees at a large urban university used the app voluntarily
Peer reviewedWerntz et al., 2023as likely to graduate in four years after completing Connected Scholars
Peer reviewedHersch et al., 2026first-year retention at Salem State after adopting goal-directed mentoring on MentorPRO
Partner dataDon White, Assistant DeanPeer mentoring on MentorPRO turns weekly check-ins, messages, and goals into an early-warning system your advisors can act on. Then it gives you the GPA and persistence data to show it worked.
Each links to the platform feature built to answer it.
Weekly check-ins on academics, belonging, and finances flag trouble before the midterm does.
Check-InShort courses prepare them before the first meeting.
MentorPRO AcademyMatch on background, goals, and interests in minutes.
MatchPRODashboards report retention, GPA, and engagement.
Analytics and ReportsPeer-reviewed findings are labeled as such. Manuscripts in preparation or in press are labeled too, because the difference matters.
Across more than 2,500 first-year students at a private research university, check-ins and messages were associated with higher GPA, belonging, self-efficacy, and well-being after controls.
Werntz et al., 2023, Journal of Technology in Behavioral ScienceAmong 2,000 first-years, pairs matched on race and first-generation status reported stronger relationships and earned higher GPAs.
Ramadurai et al., 2025, Studies in Higher EducationStudents who set goals in the app earned higher first-semester GPAs and reported greater academic self-efficacy.
Hersch et al., 2026, Journal of Community PsychologyIn a randomized trial of 550 students, Connected Scholars produced stronger help-seeking and more mentoring support than the control condition.
Schwartz et al., 2023, American Educational Research JournalConnected Scholars completers were more than three times as likely to graduate in four years.
Hersch et al., 2026, American Journal of Community PsychologyA 2.5 point retention gain in a 1,500-student cohort returns roughly 720,000 dollars in tuition against a 54,000 dollar platform cost.
Hull and Rhodes, manuscript in preparation
Salem State UniversitySalem, MassachusettsSalem State adopted MentorPRO alongside an intentional shift toward goal-directed peer mentoring. Program leaders report that first-year retention, which had averaged 76 percent, reached 82 percent in the first year of the new model. Retention is associated with many factors, and these figures are the program's own reporting.
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Northeastern UniversityBoston, MassachusettsA peer-reviewed study of app-supported peer mentoring for first-year students at Northeastern found that 92 percent of mentees used the MentorPRO app, and that platform use was associated with student engagement and wellbeing outcomes. The study was published in the Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science.
Read the case studyRead case study (PDF)More than 400 incoming and transfer students served. The partnership began with one learning community in the College of Liberal Arts and spread to the College of Management and the Manning College of Nursing and Health Sciences.
Read case study (PDF)Partnered with more than 30 colleges and universities to support TRIO students and bridge the gap between college and career. Ninety-five percent of students reported confidence that they would succeed as students.
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