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Higher education SIS, ERP, and campus technology platform for colleges and universities

Academic Advising Software Admissions and Enrollment Management Software Campus Management Software Education Finance Software
  • Deployment Cloud Based, On Premises, Hybrid
  • Starting price Custom
  • Free trial Not offered
  • Best for Enterprises

What is Ellucian?

Ellucian is a higher education technology company based in Reston, Virginia, that builds student information systems (SIS) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) software for colleges and universities. Its core products include Banner, Colleague, and the newer cloud native Ellucian Student platform, covering admissions, registration, financial aid, student records, and academic advising. The Ethos data platform connects these systems with other campus tools.

In 2026 Ellucian acquired Anthology's Enterprise Operations business, adding the Anthology Student SIS/ERP line to its portfolio following Anthology's bankruptcy restructuring. Ellucian serves thousands of institutions worldwide and offers both cloud and on premises deployment options, with pricing negotiated individually per institution rather than published.

Key Features of Ellucian

Ellucian lists 10 documented features, including Banner and Colleague student information systems, Ellucian Student cloud native SaaS SIS and Ethos data integration and API platform. The list below covers what the product does rather than how it is marketed.

  • Banner and Colleague student information systems
  • Ellucian Student cloud native SaaS SIS
  • Ethos data integration and API platform
  • Financial aid and student records management
  • Recruiting and admissions tools
  • Academic advising and degree planning
  • Ellucian Experience unified portal and UX layer
  • Ellucian Mobile app for students and staff
  • Agentic AI powered automation and recommendations
  • Analytics and institutional reporting

Ellucian Pricing

Ellucian lists 1 plan without published figures. Pricing is quoted on request.

Custom

Custom

Free Trial

Ellucian does not publish list pricing; costs are negotiated per institution based on modules, user count, and deployment (cloud or on premises). Third-party estimates for Banner licensing range from roughly $20,000/year for small colleges to over $200,000/year for large universities, but these figures are not from Ellucian’s official pricing materials.

Ellucian Specifications

Ellucian is available on web app and has iOS and Android apps. It offers an API.

Software Tagline :
Higher education SIS, ERP, and campus technology platform for colleges and universities
Deployment :
  • cloud based
  • on premises
  • hybrid
Subscription Plan :
yearly
Desktop Platforms :
  • web app
Mobile Platforms :
  • ios
  • android
Language Support :
english
Target Audience :
  • enterprises
Available Support :
  • email
  • phone
  • training
  • tickets
Integrations :
Ethos data integration platform, third-party campus systems, payment processors, learning management systems, and other higher education point solutions
Product Url :
https://www.ellucian.com
API Available :
Yes
Free Trial Available :
No
Run On Mobile Browser :
Yes
Free Plan Available :
No
Customization Available :
Yes

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Ellucian FAQs

No, Ellucian does not publish list pricing. Costs are quoted per institution based on products, user counts, and deployment model.

Banner and Colleague are Ellucian's longstanding on-premises or hosted SIS/ERP products, while Ellucian Student is a newer SaaS-native platform built to unify SIS, HCM, and Finance for institutions moving fully to the cloud.

Yes, in 2026 Ellucian acquired Anthology's Enterprise Operations business, including the Anthology Student SIS/ERP line, as part of Anthology's Chapter 11 restructuring.

Yes, Banner and Colleague have historically been available on-premises or hosted, while Ellucian Student is cloud only.

Yes, Ellucian Mobile is used by more than 1,100 schools in over 20 countries.