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Suite of operations tools for higher education

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Ellucian - 2025 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

What is Ellucian?

Ellucian is a suite of operations tools for both public and private higher education institutions with modules for enterprise resource planning (ERP), student information systems (SIS), constituent relationship management, and analytics. Designed specifically for higher education, Ellucian offers a range of solutions for a variety of educational needs. Ellucian Banner helps businesses to manage workflows and resources through an ERP system, Ellucian Colleague helps manage people and processes, Ellucian PowerCampus can be used to manage productivity in smaller institutions, Ellucian Quercus is an integrated digital student information system, and Ellucian Elevate can be used to manage operations for non-traditional courses.

In order to enhance the learning experience for both students and staff, the Ellucian suite of tools offers a range of features including online registration for students, attendance tracking, HR tools, financial aid management, communications tools, marketing, productivity analytics, and more. Ellucian’s CRM solutions such as Ellucian CRM Recruit and Ellucian Degree Works aid with engaging students, sharing information across departments, and providing students with the tools they need to plan their degree and track academic progress. Students, advisors, teachers, and institutions can all utilize Ellucian’s analytics products to gain insight from actionable insights, optimize efficiencies , identify trends, and more.

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Ellucian's key features

Most critical features, based on insights from Ellucian users:

For Higher Education
Student Portal
Student Information/Records
Self Service Portal
Financial Aid Management
Admissions Management

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Financial Management
Third-Party Integrations
Student Management
Document Management
Communication Management
Activity Dashboard
Fundraising Management
HR Management
Information Hub
Learning Management
Mobile App
Online Calendar
Online Payments
Payroll Management
Real-Time Analytics
Real-Time Notifications
Records Management
Registration Management
Reporting/Analytics
Scheduling
Task Management
Visual Analytics
Workflow Management
Alerts/Notifications
Alumni Management
Application Management
Attendance Management
Attendance Tracking
Budgeting/Forecasting
Candidate Management
Class Scheduling
Client Portal
Compliance Management
CRM
Curriculum Management
Dashboard Creation
Document Storage
Enrollments/Onboarding
Event Calendar
Faculty/Staff Management
Financial Analysis
Forms Management

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Ellucian pricing

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0.01

Pricing details
Subscription
Free trial
Free plan
Pricing range

Ellucian support options

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web
Android
iPhone/iPad

Support options

Knowledge Base
Email/Help Desk
Chat
FAQs/Forum
Phone Support
24/7 (Live rep)

Training options

Live Online
In Person
Documentation
Webinars

Ellucian reviews

Overall rating

3.6

/5

84

Positive reviews

64

%

Rating breakdown
  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend6.46/10
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Pros
“It is awesome to use for allowing students to track degree progress. It is simple for them to log on & see what is still needed.”
“It has a lot of great functions and features (when they work). Makes it easy to upload contacts into the CRM and it has a lot of customizable options.”
“The community that is always ready to help each other. You can reach out to hundreds of users and get answers.”
Cons
“The navigation makes absolutely no sense, it's is extremely hard to just register for classes and find your way to the proper information. Absolutely unintuitive and simply extremely ugly.”
“It's awful, but they have us trapped because no one else can compete with them. Sometimes I think it would all be easier if we just used Excel to track student records.”
“The one problem we run into with Ellucian is that training to use the product is difficult. Many screens have specific acronyms to access them, which is hard for people to remember.”

Ellucian FAQs

Q. What type of pricing plans does Ellucian offer?

Ellucian has the following pricing plans:
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Q. Who are the typical users of Ellucian?

Ellucian has the following typical customers:
Large Enterprises, Mid Size Business, Non Profit, Small Business


Q. What languages does Ellucian support?

Ellucian supports the following languages:
English, Spanish


Q. Does Ellucian support mobile devices?

Ellucian supports the following devices:
Android, iPad, iPhone


Q. Does Ellucian offer an API?

No, Ellucian does not have an API available.


Q. What level of support does Ellucian offer?

Ellucian offers the following support options:
Knowledge Base, Email/Help Desk, Chat, FAQs/Forum, Phone Support, 24/7 (Live rep)

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