Nod: a science-backed app helping college students build vital social skills.

Nod identifies key psychological and behavioral targets that empower students to break the cycle of disconnection and form more satisfying social connections.

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How Nod Works

Nod supports students to build social connections in three ways:

Ideas

Prompts based on the science of social connection that help students take small, achievable steps to build social connections.

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Reflections

Short in-app exercises that help students process social experiences, reduce self-criticism, and build resilience so they can keep progressing toward their social goals.

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Testimonials

Real student perspectives on social connection that reinforce the message that building connections takes time and effort.

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University of Oregon
Randomized Controlled Trial

A 2019 randomized controlled trial published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research found that Nod buffered students from loneliness and depression with positive secondary outcomes of improved sleep quality, social connections, and intent to persist. Learn more about our research.

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The Study

ABOUT THE RESEARCH

4 week waitlist controlled design

WHO PARTICIPATED

220 incoming first year students at the University of Oregon
47% identified as non-white
34% identified as first generation

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The Outcomes

PRIMARY

Buffered against heightened loneliness and depression

SECONDARY

Increased Sleep Quality
Increased Campus Belonging
Increased Social Support
Intention of Returning

The Campus Return on Investment

This information was modeled from the healthyminds campus ROI Calculator. This data is for sample purposes only.

For a school with

2500

Students

35k

Tuition

7%

Attrition

5%

Adoption

You might expect to see...

4

Number of students retained

$280,000

Added Tuition Revenue

$800,000

Added Lifetime Earnings

$8,000

Total cost of implementing program / services

For a school with

10k

Students

20k

Tuition

7%

Attrition

5%

Adoption

You might expect to see...

18

Number of students retained

$720,000

Added Tuition Revenue

$3,600,000

Added Lifetime Earnings

$10,500

Total cost of implementing program / services

For a school with

30k

Students

20k

Tuition

10%

Attrition

5%

Adoption

You might expect to see...

74

Number of students retained

$2,960,000

Added Tuition Revenue

$14,800,000

Added Lifetime Earnings

$15,000

Total cost of implementing program / services

The Nod Campus Experience

The Nod partnership is more than just access to an app. Learn how our team equips campus administrators with engaging promotional collateral and marketing best practices to ensure successful adoption and utilization.

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Track Utilization on Your Campus

Our team provides regular utilization and data reports, allowing campus administrators the ability to identify usage patterns and impact amongst diverse student populations to help proactively guide on-campus programming efforts.