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title: "Measure Student Interest in Your Institution's Start.edu Page"
slug: "view-student-interest-on-startedu"
updated: 2026-03-10T17:42:38Z
published: 2026-03-10T17:42:38Z
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# Measure Student Interest in Your Institution's Start.edu Page

[Start.edu](https://start.edu) is our free-forever service that provides students with a centralized starting point to begin their college search.

You can import Start.edu student profile data with the Start.edu Profile Data source format. This data includes the student’s decision to opt-in to receive updates from your institution by adding your institution to their College List.

## Step 1: Creating custom fields

There are a few source fields that come from Start.edu for which you might not have a corresponding destination field, including:

- Start.edu Profile Action
- Major Interests
- Expected Entry Term
- Student Type

To create a field for Start.edu Profile Action:

1. Go to **Database → Fields**.
2. Select **New Field.**
3. Configure the following settings:
  - **Status:**Active
  - **Scope Category:**Records
  - **Scope:**Person
  - **ID:** `start_edu_profile_action`
  - **Name:**Start.edu Profile Action
  - **Folder:**Select an existing folder, or select **Other**to create a new one.
  - **Field Type:**Bit
4. Select **Save.**

For each of the remaining fields (Major Interests, Expected Entry Term, and Student Type), either identify an existing field to represent these values, or [create a new one](/v1/docs/field-editor).

## Step 2: Adding the source format to your database

To add the Start.edu Profile data source format:

1. Go to **Database → Slate.org Slate.org & Start.edu Settings.**
2. Select **Advanced.**
3. Under *Start.edu Profile Import Settings,*select the link **Add the Start.edu Profile Data source format**. A popup appears with details about the source format.
4. Confirm the dialogue. You’re directed to the source format’s overview page.
5. Select **Edit Mappings.**Many items are pre-mapped.
6. Map the following fields:
  - **Start.edu Ref ID:**Records → Slate ID Matching Only
  - **Start.edu Profile Action:** Records → Start.edu Profile Action (created in [previous step](/v1/docs/view-student-interest-on-startedu#step-1-creating-custom-fields))
7. Customize how the remaining data will be imported.
8. Select **Prompt Value Mappings.**
9. Customize the prompt value mappings as needed.
10. Select **Static Mappings**.
11. Customize the static mappings as needed.
12. Select **Review.**
13. Ensure there are no errors in your remapping.
14. Select **Retroactive Refresh.**
15. Select the destination fields to refresh and the sources from which to re-run the import.
16. Use the breadcrumb navigation to return to the source format overview page.
17. Select **Edit.**
18. Set **Remap Active** to **Active**.

The import runs using the remap settings you configured for all files uploaded on or after the **Remap As Of Date** value.

#### What if I added the source format directly from the Source Format Library?

If you added the source format directly from the Source Format Library (that is, you didn’t follow the link from *Slate.org Slate.org & Start.edu Settings*), you need to do some additional configuration:

1. Go to **Database → Source Formats**.
2. Select **Start.edu Profile Data***.*
3. Select **Edit.**
4. Select **Import Automation**.
5. In the **Import Remote Server** field, paste the following URL:

```plaintext
https://slate.org/connect/api?cmd=getProfiles
```
6. Select **Save.**
7. Go to **Database → Slate.org Slate.org & Start.edu Settings.**
8. Select **Advanced.**
9. Under *Start.edu Profile Import Settings*, select **Reset Authorization Token**.
10. Confirm the dialogue.