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Suite of operations tools for higher education

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Ellucian - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

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Last updated: March 2026

Ellucian overview

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 pros, cons and reviews insights

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What do users say about Ellucian?

The product integrates with other software, i.e. Leepfrog (catalog and course inventory management system),

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Who uses Ellucian?

Based on 84 verified user reviews.

Company size

Enterprises

Midsize Businesses

Small Businesses

Top industries

Higher Education
Education Management
Fund-Raising

Use cases

Higher Education
CRM
Financial Management
Admissions
Student Information System

Ellucian's key features

Most critical features, based on insights from Ellucian users:

Self service portal
Student information/records
Financial aid management
Admissions management
Curriculum management
Learning management
Scheduling

All Ellucian features

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Activity dashboard
Admissions management
Alerts/Notifications
Alumni management
Application management
Attendance management
Attendance tracking
Budgeting/Forecasting
Business intelligence
Candidate management
Class registration
Class scheduling
Client portal
Communication management
Compliance management
CRM
Curriculum management
Dashboard creation
Document management
Document storage
Enrollments/Onboarding
Event calendar
Faculty/Staff management
Financial aid management
Financial analysis
Financial management
For higher education
Forms management
Fundraising management
HR management
Information hub
Learning management
Mobile app
Online calendar
Online payments
Online registration
Payroll management
Real-Time analytics
Real-Time notifications
Records management
Registration management
Reporting/Analytics
Scheduling
Self service portal
Student information/records
Student management
Student Portal
Task management
Third-Party integrations
Visual analytics
Workflow management

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Ellucian pricing

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Free trial
Free plan
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User opinions about Ellucian price and value

Value for money rating:

To see what individual users think of Ellucian's price and value, check out the review snippets below.

“Making changes can have unanticipated ripple effects.”
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Elizabeth K.

Professor

“The product integrates with other software, i.e. Leepfrog (catalog and course inventory management system),”
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Tiffany M.

Curriculum Specialist

Ellucian integrations (3)

Integrations rated by users

We looked at 84 user reviews to identify which products are mentioned as Ellucian integrations and how users feel about them.

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Argos

Integration rating: 5.0 (1)

Suite Gloria de S2 Grupo, integración del modulo de ciberseguridad de Novasec con la gestión de eventos del Centro de Operaciones de Seguridad.

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Sigifredo H.

CSO

Integration rating: 5.0 (1)

Softdocs simply rocks.

MV

Mark V.

CIO

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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 FAQs

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