Higher Education Solutions

Comprehensive data management that supports analytics and decision management. Data that becomes valuable information assets. And the ability to uncover insights that can boost student achievement and improve operational effectiveness. We help you fully exploit and govern your data through:

• Data integration and management. Access, cleanse and consolidate all your data – regardless of source or format – into a single version of the truth for data-driven decision making.
  
• Dynamic, self-service reporting. Empower stakeholders to work independently with business intelligence tools that deliver the information that’s needed in the format – and at the time – it is required.
  
• Data visualization. Extend the power of high-end analytics to a wider array of users, enabling even those with limited technical skills to drill down into data to analyze trends and get the answers they need.
  

Combine data from across departments. Access, integrate and visually explore data across your college or university. And gain valuable insights for making better, timelier decisions. With SAS, you can:

• Share the most up-to-date information with stakeholders – in an easily consumable way – using self-service reporting and ad hoc visual data discovery and exploration.
• Break down information silos and make information available, interconnected and usable with powerful data management capabilities.
  
• Enable stakeholders and constituents to see the bigger picture, as well as drill down into the data to see more detailed information, with easy-to-use data visualization capabilities.
  

Efficient, effective use of resources. Self-service reporting and analytics. Informed, enterprisewide decisions. Our higher education solutions offer a powerful, flexible business analytics framework that includes capabilities for:

• Institutional research. Speed and improve processes, and give institutional decision makers the insights they need to make proactive decisions. Use prebuilt reports to quickly and easily generate those most frequently needed.
• Enrollment management. Access information from across multiple sources, share information easily across institutional boundaries, and uncover patterns and trends. The result? You can attract the right students, maximize retention and sustain strong relationships throughout the student life cycle.
• Institutional advancement. Easily access and consolidate historical data on donors, alumni and prospects. Create predictive models that determine the likelihood of donor giving. Then cost-effectively target those most likely to give.
• Strategic plan development and monitoring. Slice and dice data to predict the outcomes of different scenarios in your strategic planning.
  
• University business. Analyze information on student enrollment, faculty, courses, finance, hiring/salary, facilities, etc., for budget alignment, accreditation or resource forecasting.
  
• Self-service reporting and dashboards. Even those with limited analytical skills can quickly produce, view, interact with and interpret reports via the web or mobile devices, with IT maintaining control of the underlying data.
  
  

Integrate data across the institution. Simplify analytics. Identify current and future trends. And quickly and easily generate reports. With SAS you can:

• Equip key stakeholders with the information they need to create, manage, monitor and revise effective strategic plans to reach desired outcomes.
• Support internal and external consumers of institutional research information using accurate, trusted data and sophisticated analysis.
  
• Foster collaboration by enabling data consumers to instantaneously share dynamic reports and plan scenarios through the web and on mobile devices.
  

Data integrity. Easy access to reports. Reliable insight into performance. SAS arms education administrators at all levels – and the public – with the right information and analytic tools for trusted knowledge that can help you transform programs, curriculums and student outcomes. No matter the size of your organization or your data, our solutions enable you to explore all relevant data quickly and easily by providing capabilities for:

• Data standardization and integration. Standardize and cleanse data to ensure its accuracy and integrity. And make it accessible to all who need it.
  
• Dynamic data exploration and data visualization. Put lightning-fast insights within everyone's reach – even the public – using self-service, ad hoc visual data discovery and exploration. And with mobile tethering, you can explore reports even when there's no Internet connectivity.
• Public engagement. Give stakeholders the ability to share information about program performance and overall strategy, based on a single source of reliable data.
• Financial and performance transparency. Anyone – regardless of analytic background – can understand how your institution is doing using sophisticated analytics with user-friendly features, such as on-the-fly forecasting, scenario analysis, and performance dashboards and scorecards.
  

Understand cause and effect. Share information. And improve your institution’s research, enrollment and administration. With SAS, you can:

• Demonstrate your commitment to increased transparency with dashboards that you can share openly with constituents.
• Chart your progress, and gain an open view into performance with dashboards that anyone, anywhere can use to explore dynamic information on core indicators like enrollment, student persistence, graduation rates, degrees, program effectiveness and more.
• Provide the public and policymakers with information on how you’re addressing goals and priorities, as well as how you’re measuring progress.
  

The McKinsey Global Institute has estimated that US demand for business professionals skilled in data analytics could outstrip supply by 60 percent – or 1.5 million jobs – by 2018. Are you preparing students to fill the gap? SAS offers higher education solutions that include:

• Software
  • Free SAS software. Choose from multiple software options that fit a variety of instructional and research needs with SAS Analytics U.
  • Teaching data visualization. Through a partnership between Teradata University Network and SAS, college professors and students can access SAS Visual Analytics for learning purposes. Provided at no cost, it can be accessed via a broadband Internet connection. Teaching materials are included.
• Educational Resources
  • Teaching resources. Teach a SAS course to degree-seeking students – or internal employees. We provide everything you need – teaching materials and instructors – free of charge.
  • Professor workshops. Keep your statistical analysis skills at the forefront of the digital age by taking advantage of numerous professional development opportunities, training and materials designed exclusively for professors – at no charge.
  • Curriculum development assistance. Incorporate SAS into your academic offerings – for a single activity, a for-credit course, a sequence of courses building toward a degree or certificate program, or to create a new Master's program. For more information, send email to academic@sas.com.
    
  • Certificate program design. Develop a joint certificate program in a variety of areas of SAS expertise to recognize students with advanced SAS knowledge. Use pre-existing or newly developed courses. Your university administers the program, and SAS co-sponsors the certificate, assuming minimum requirements for credit hours and covered topics are met.
  • SAS access on your campus. Most campuses have licenses for SAS. If your campus licenses an academic bundle, you may have free access to a selection of SAS e-Learning courses. Contact us to learn more at 800-727-0025 or academic@sas.com.

Using SAS – the market leader in statistics and analytics – you can:

• Take advantage of a multitude of support services, such as free workshops, teaching materials, access to free software and e-Learning courses.
• Teach students the skills they’ll need to pursue a lucrative career with the tools and support to advance learning and knowledge for the digital age.
• Seamlessly access, accurately analyze and easily report on research data with computational and analytical solutions that can access and analyze large amounts of data – something most solutions can’t do.
• Get support for teaching, learning and researching. Whether you want to build courses, create degree programs, grant certificates, conduct research, acquire analytical skills or network with other SAS users, the SAS Global Academic Program can help.

Recognition. Employability. Sought-after skills. An analytic perspective on the world around you. And more possibilities to pursue your dreams. Why are students around the world using SAS in their course work and research projects? Because SAS programming is one of the most sought-after skills in the job market today. Here’s a sampling of how SAS opens doors for your research and your career:

• Free SAS software. Yes, we said free. You can choose from multiple software options to fit a variety of learning needs with SAS Analytics U.
• Support for learning SAS. SAS is THE market leader in analytics. We can’t emphasize enough that gaining SAS skills will launch your employability into the stratosphere. Just search for “SAS” skills on a job site, and see for yourself. Employers want you – if you know SAS. And we’re here to help with lots of resources – like free tutorials, users groups, SAS books, experts and online communities.
  
• Competitions and networking opportunities. Present your research in competitions. Compete for scholarships. Network with employers and others who are interested in your skills. Opportunities include:
  • The SAS Student Ambassador. The top student users of SAS for research will have their travel and hotel expenses paid, and registration fees waived, to present at SAS Global Forum.
    
  • The SAS Conference Scholarship Program. A limited number of student and faculty scholarships are offered to attend the annual SAS Global Forum.
  • Presenting at a regional SAS users group conference. Great opportunities to network and exchange knowledge are yours when you present at or attend a SAS users group conference.
    
  • SAS Certification. Here’s a great way to enhance your résumé and showcase your SAS skills. Several certifications are available, and we have great resources to help you prepare for the certification exam. Watch a short video about it, or check out some sample exam questions.
  • Presenting at the Analytics Experience. This conference gives you an opportunity to showcase your research in data mining, forecasting or other analytical topics, and network with leaders in both industry and academia.
    • Analytics Shootout. Compete to solve a real-world analytics problem for a chance to win cash prizes and a trip to the Analytics Experience.
    • The Student Poster Contest. This contest provides a chance to win an all-inclusive trip to attend the Analytics Experience and present.

Learn more about resources for students

Learn SAS. Get recognized. Be in demand. It’s your future. Tell your professor – SAS is your statistical analysis program of choice. And here’s why:

• Did we mention free SAS software? No matter what your learning needs are, we've got a software option that will work for you, along with all the bells and whistles of SAS Analytics U.
• Boost your employability. Employers put a high value on SAS skills. So, if you want to have the upper hand in competing for jobs – especially in big data careers – learn SAS. And join the hundreds of educational institutions that already license SAS software for teaching, learning and research.
• Be a part of SAS’ world-renowned reputation among businesses, governments and even nonprofits. Did you know that 91 of the top 100 companies on the 2013 Fortune Global 500^® list use SAS?