RGE Studio for Higher Education

Design accessible emails that engage.

Unlock our 2026 Higher Ed Design Report and learn how top institutions craft emails that connect with students, faculty, and alumni. A sneak peek into what's inside: 

Strategies to improve the accessibility of your emails

How to ensure your messaging is clear and easily understood

How to add personality to your emails

Tips for optimizing conversion

Create a unified experience

Ensure every email feels like it comes from one institution. With RGE Studio, cross-departmental teams come together in a shared space for faster email production and smoother collaboration.

DESIGN FASTER THAN EVER

66%
of Higher Ed users are creating emails at least 3× faster

OPTIMIZED FOR MOBILE

84%
of Higher Ed users improved mobile design with RGE Studio

STAY ON BRAND, ALWAYS

76%
of Higher Ed users say brand consistency is easier with RGE Studio

ACCESSIBILITY MADE EASY

59%
of Higher Ed users report improved email accessibility
*Survey conducted by UserEvidence

Spend less time building emails and more time engaging students, faculty and alumni

RGE Studio helps Higher Ed teams, from Admissions to Advancement, launch consistent, student-centered emails that build trust and drive engagement.

Desktop and mobile version of the same email

Launch campaigns faster with mobile-ready designs

Create responsive emails that look perfect on every device, no coding or back-and-forth testing required. 

Game-changing collaboration

Decentralized teams? No problem.

Each department gets an RGE Studio Workspace to manage users, assets, and campaigns without risking brand consistency.

Template catalog

Start from prebuilt Higher Ed templates or create your own

From fundraising and alumni relations to student orientation, our prebuilt designs help you move fast. Want more control? Create and save your own for campus-wide consistency

Ecommerce email design labeled with draft, awaiting review, and approved status tags beside a product-themed layout.

Keep approvals moving with flexible collaboration flows

Define who can edit, review, or publish. Invite reviewers (even those without an RGE Studio account), and keep your projects moving with built-in commenting or PDF export.

Built for your university’s ecosystem

RGE Studio (formerly Beefree) is designed to support the complexities of Higher Ed communications.  

Beefree + Slate CRM

Copy and paste polished HTML from RGE Studio into Slate in seconds. No formatting issues, no coding required.

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RGE Studio + Gmail

Send branded emails from Google accounts with our Gmail Connector or Gmail Add-On.

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RGE Studio + Canva

Import approved Canva designs directly into any RGE Studio emails.

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RGE Studio + other tools

From direct integrations to copy-paste HTML options.

Real stories from Higher Ed teams

“I spent six hours in BBIS trying to build just half of a newsletter template. With the same amount of time in RGE Studio (formerly Beefree), I built all eight templates we needed. It’s definitely made everyone’s job a lot easier.”

Sonja Fulbright

Owl Connect Business Analyst, Rice University

“The drag-and-drop editor is incredibly intuitive, allowing you to quickly create content without looking at code, and it seamlessly integrates with our CRM.”

Kyle Snay

CRM System Administrator,
Minnesota State University, Mankato