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Higher Education Software
Software for higher education supports colleges with student records, academic work, admissions and financial aid. The choice turns on the functions you need, where the software runs and how it connects to existing systems.
Compare entries across free plans, paid starting prices, student information systems, academic management, admissions, financial aid, deployment and mobile access. A signal score out of 10 reflects published information; marks show a public API, open-source code and a free tier.
- 19 platforms
- 5 with a public API on this page
- 3 with a free tier
- Checked 28 Sept 2026
- 1 O
OpenEduCatopeneducat.org - 2 O
openSISopensis.comOpen-source student information system with records, scheduling, grades, and listed app integrations.
- 3 U
UniTimeunitime.orgFree, open-source scheduling software assigns classes and supports shared room use.
- 4 PF
Populi Financial Aidpopuliweb.comCollege software handles aid packaging, payments, and reporting within its broader platform.
- 5 C
Classe365classe365.comCloud education platform for admissions, student records, learning, billing, and alumni.
- 6 WSWorkday Student Admissionsworkday.com
Higher education admissions software for recruiting, events, prospect records, and enrollment decisions.
- 7 ASAnthology Student Verificationhelp.anthology.com
Financial aid verification portal for students to review and submit documents online or by phone.
- 8 EPEllucian PowerCampus Financial Aidellucian.com
Financial aid system for tracking applications, calculating need, and packaging awards.
- 9 AA
Ad Astraaais.comAcademic scheduling tools use live demand data to shape timetables and support planning decisions.
- 10 C
Classterclasster.comCloud-based school software follows learners from application through alumni records.
- 11 TSTribal SITStribalgroup.com
University software links application, study, finance, and student support processes.
- 12 EBEllucian Banner Studentellucian.com
A student system supports recruiting, applications, scholarship matching, and student progress.
- 13 CT
CELCAT Timetablercelcat.comCELCAT Timetabler helps universities and colleges create and manage academic schedules, and CELCAT says more than 200 institutions use its software.
- 14 CCCreatrix Campus Curriculum Management Systemcreatrixcampus.com
The system lets higher education institutions plan, design, map, and review curriculum from a centralized platform.
- 15 JO
Jenzabar Onejenzabar.comCloud campus system combining student records, operations, workflows, and higher education services.
- 16 CECAMS Enterprisecamsenterprise.com
A web-based college system handles student files, admissions, academic work, and aid.
- 17 MCModern Campus Studentmoderncampus.com
- 18 KRKuali Researchkuali.co
Research administration software with proposal, grant, award, and approval workflow tools.
- 19 MCModern Campus Curriculummoderncampus.com
Curriculum proposal tools route requests through review and approval steps.
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How to choose
Which student and academic tasks does it cover?
Start with the records and workflows your institution needs: student information, academic management, admissions or financial aid.
Use those comparison fields to check whether a product fits the work you need to organize before comparing price or deployment.
Where does it need to run?
Select a platform that fits your environment, whether web, API, Android, iOS, Windows or self-hosted.
Web access suits browser-based work, while mobile platforms can support phone or tablet access. An API is a connection point for other software.
What should I check about price and trials?
Check the free-plan mark, the paid-from field and whether a free trial is listed. Prices appear either as a starting amount or as available on request.
Classe365 is listed from $100 per month with a 15-day trial. Other entries in the list show pricing on request, so ask the provider for a quote.
Does it provide an API or mobile access?
Use the API and mobile-access marks to compare connection options and phone or tablet use.
An API can connect the software with other systems. Confirm the specific connection and mobile needs of your institution before choosing.
Do you need open-source or self-hosted software?
If you need to inspect or change the code, check the open-source mark. If the software must run on your own infrastructure, check for self-hosted deployment.
These are separate checks: open-source code concerns the licence and code, while self-hosted deployment concerns where the software runs.
Questions
What does higher education software manage?
The comparison covers student information systems, academic management, admissions tools, financial aid, deployment and mobile access.
What platforms support these higher education products?
Entries list web, API, Android, iOS, Windows and self-hosted options.
Is there free higher education software?
Use the free-plan and free-trial marks to find options with those offers. Paid entries may show a starting amount or say that pricing is available on request.
How much does Classe365 cost?
Classe365 is listed from $100 per month and includes a 15-day trial.
What does the API mark mean?
The API mark identifies a published API, a connection point that can let other software exchange information with the product.
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