Your Message, Inside High Schools.

Harness the power of high school advertising to reach students across your recruiting area.

780

Campaigns Launched

2,400

High Schools Targeted

3.2M

Students Reached

2019

Year Founded

HOW IT WORKS

Works alongside your digital channels

How NextGrad
fits into your
marketing mix

NextGrad isn't a replacement for search, social or display. It's a layer that extends your reach into the environments those channels don't cover.

NextGrad isn't a replacement for search,
social or display. It's a layer that extends
your reach into the environments those
channels don't cover.

Reaches the students your digital campaigns miss

Uses the same creatives you're already running

Boosts the performance of your digital campaigns

WHAT DIGITAL MISSES

Where student attention actually lives

Where student
attention lives

Students spend most of their day in environments
where phone and computer use is limited. NextGrad
places your message directly in those environments,
where uninterrupted attention turns into action.

Students spend most of their day in
environments where phone and
computer use is limited. NextGrad
places your message directly in those
environments, where uninterrupted
attention turns into action.

Placed in high-traffic areas of the school

Not limited to when students are online

Seen consistently throughout the day

Adopted by leading universities

STUDENT BEHAVIOR

Students take action
after seeing our ads

56%

of students search for a college
after seeing an in-school ad.

SOURCE: Ruffalo Noel Levitz, 2026 College Planning Report

56%

NEXTGRAD STRENGTHENS YOUR EXISTING CAMPAIGNS

In-school media amplifies other channels

In-school media
amplifies other
digital channels

In-school advertising increases engagement across
your entire digital funnel.

+44%

Online search inqueries

+38%

Direct website visits

+30%

Social media traffic

SOURCE: MRI-Simmons Winter 2019 NHCS

Driving measurable enrollment growth

BOOST IN APPLICATIONS

27%

BOOST IN APPLICATIONS

26%

BOOST IN APPLICATIONS

23%

BOOST IN APPLICATIONS

27%

BOOST IN APPLICATIONS

35%

BOOST IN APPLICATIONS

22%

Simple to launch

Select Markets

Available in schools across the
United States and Canada

Learn more

Choose Duration

Available in monthly increments
throughout the school year

Learn more

Share Your Message

Launch with the same creatives
your digital ads are running

Learn more

Ready to try NextGrad?

Hundreds of colleges and universities advertise with NextGrad. Join them.

Ready to try NextGrad?

Hundreds of colleges and universities advertise with
NextGrad. Join them.

Why High School Advertising

Hyper-Targeted

NextGrad delivers your message where it matters most—bringing your campaign into students’ daily environment—so it’s seen, remembered, and acted on by the students you’re trying to reach.

Always On

Your message doesn’t get skipped, swiped, or turned off. NextGrad screens are placed in high-traffic areas students pass between every class, ensuring consistent, daily exposure that builds familiarity.

Proven Results

More visibility. More results. Colleges and universities using NextGrad are seeing measurable increases in student engagement and application volume—proof that consistent, in-school exposure works.

Our Valued Partners

How It Works

Choose Your Schools

Available across Canada and the United States

Access the largest high school media network in North America with hyper local reach on a national scale.

Choose Your Duration

Available every day of the school year

Align your message with school moments that matter — for one month, one semester, or one year.

Share Your Message

Turn awareness into enrollment

Inspire action through messaging that connects with students at the right time, in the right place.

Case Studies

Bellarmine University

27 percent increase in applications

Weber State University

26 percent increase in applications

Missouri S&T

23 percent increase in applications

Non-Education Partners

Armed Forces

NextGrad is honored to partner with branches of the armed forces to introduce high school students to the many educational, leadership, and career opportunities available through military service.

Support your local recruiters
Drive enlistment interest
Direct interest capture

Public Health

State and provincial health departments trust NextGrad to deliver youth-focused messaging—from mental health awareness to substance abuse prevention—at scale.

Behavioral health campaigns
Multilingual content support
Backed by data & reach

Also Available Through Your Preferred DSP

Free Research Report

Receive a free copy of NextGrad’s groundbreaking Gen Z Media Report

Your Message, Inside High Schools.

Harness the power of high school advertising to reach students across your recruiting area.

780

2,400

3.2M

2019

HOW IT WORKS

Works alongside your digital channels

How NextGradfits into yourmarketing mix

NextGrad isn't a replacement for search, social or display. It's a layer that extends your reach into the environments those channels don't cover.

NextGrad isn't a replacement for search,social or display. It's a layer that extendsyour reach into the environments thosechannels don't cover.

Reaches the students your digital campaigns miss

Uses the same creatives you're already running

Boosts the performance of your digital campaigns

WHAT DIGITAL MISSES

Where student attention actually lives

Where studentattention lives

Students spend most of their day in environmentswhere phone and computer use is limited. NextGradplaces your message directly in those environments,where uninterrupted attention turns into action.

Students spend most of their day inenvironments where phone and computer use is limited. NextGradplaces your message directly in thoseenvironments, where uninterruptedattention turns into action.

Placed in high-traffic areas of the school

Not limited to when students are online

Seen consistently throughout the day

Adopted by leading universities

STUDENT BEHAVIOR

Students take action after seeing our ads

56%

of students search for a collegeafter seeing an in-school ad.

SOURCE: Ruffalo Noel Levitz, 2026 College Planning Report

56%

NEXTGRAD STRENGTHENS YOUR EXISTING CAMPAIGNS

In-school media amplifies other channels

In-school mediaamplifies other digital channels

In-school advertising increases engagement across your entire digital funnel.

+44%

Online search inqueries

+38%

Direct website visits

+30%

Social media traffic

SOURCE: MRI-Simmons Winter 2019 NHCS

Driving measurable enrollment growth

Driving measurable enrollment growth

BOOST IN APPLICATIONS

27%

BOOST IN APPLICATIONS

26%

BOOST IN APPLICATIONS

23%

BOOST IN APPLICATIONS

27%

BOOST IN APPLICATIONS

35%

BOOST IN APPLICATIONS

22%

Simple to launch

Select Markets

Available in schools across the United States and Canada

Learn more

Choose Duration

Available in monthly incrementsthroughout the school year

Learn more

Share Your Message

Launch with the same creatives your digital ads are running

Learn more

Ready to try NextGrad?

Hundreds of colleges and universities advertise with NextGrad. Join them.

Ready to try NextGrad?

Why High School Advertising

Hyper-Targeted

Always On

Proven Results

Our Valued Partners

How It Works

Choose Your Schools

Available across Canada and the United States

Choose Your Duration

Available every day of the school year

Share Your Message

Turn awareness into enrollment

Case Studies

How NextGrad
fits into your
marketing mix

NextGrad isn't a replacement for search,
social or display. It's a layer that extends
your reach into the environments those
channels don't cover.

Where student
attention lives

Students spend most of their day in environments
where phone and computer use is limited. NextGrad
places your message directly in those environments,
where uninterrupted attention turns into action.

Students spend most of their day in
environments where phone and
computer use is limited. NextGrad
places your message directly in those
environments, where uninterrupted
attention turns into action.

Students take action
after seeing our ads

of students search for a college
after seeing an in-school ad.

In-school media
amplifies other
digital channels

In-school advertising increases engagement across
your entire digital funnel.

Available in schools across the
United States and Canada

Available in monthly increments
throughout the school year

Launch with the same creatives
your digital ads are running