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# Install the Admissions Connect Package

Install Admissions Connect for your institution.

After you complete the [installation prerequisites](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.ac_prereq.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Review the data requirements and considerations, and complete the prerequisites before you install Admissions Connect.") and [import your school's data into EDA](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleview?id=sfdo.eda_data-import-sequence.htm), you're ready to install Admissions Connect. The installation includes the managed package, which delivers many of the features, and the unmanaged extension package, which delivers additional features and metadata.

If you have questions about whether you meet the installation criteria, check with your Salesforce account executive.

1. Go to the [Admissions Connect installer](https://install.salesforce.org/products/admissions-connect/latest).
2. Select an option:
    1. Use **Install Admissions Connect** if you don't plan to use the Applicant Portal.
    2. Use **Install Admissions Connect with Applicant Portal** to install Admissions Connect and the Applicant portal, or to add the Applicant Portal to your existing Admissions Connect org.
3. Click **Log In to Start Pre-Install Validation** and select an org type.

If you install Admissions Connect with Applicant Portal, you get the Applicant Portal Template, which helps you start building your applicant experience. It also includes the [quick start Action Plans and related assets](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.ac_requirements_sample.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Admissions Connect provides sample assets to help you get started with Action Plans and other configurations. Modify these assets to work for your institution, or clone them for a quick start. Here’s a list of the sample assets we provide."). To ensure that Admissions Connect works as expected, we recommend that you leave the optional installer steps selected.