Why choose education analytics solutions from SAS?
Education analytics solutions from SAS combine integrated data and AI so you can make trustworthy decisions that improve student outcomes and foster positive improvements across school systems.
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Creating a culture of data literacy and increasing graduation rates for underrepresented students
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas partnered with SAS to foster a culture of data literacy across campus, successfully boosting graduation rates for underrepresented student populations through analytics-driven insights and interventions. This initiative empowered faculty and administrators with the tools to identify at-risk students early, deliver targeted support, and create a more inclusive educational environment that helps diverse students thrive academically.
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Changing the data conversation in Ohio schools
In the dynamic landscape of education, harnessing the power of data has become crucial for student success. Data is used in measuring effectiveness, identifying areas of improvement, student advocacy, scheduling and student success planning. However, for many educators, data can feel like a barrier to success rather than an enabler. An Ohio Educational Service Center (ESC) has changed this mindset by redefining the data conversation in its schools.
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Turning student data into growth
Teachers at Lubbock High School use SAS EVAAS, which provides them with more insight into each student’s progress over the years and empowers them to tailor instruction and target interventions and enrichment opportunities. Students are more motivated and confident when teachers show them their potential. “It tells them they’re seen, valued and capable,” says Dr. Lucas. By sharing EVAAS insights, teachers strengthen collaboration across subject teams, foster a culture of continuous improvement and share accountability.
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How a community college increased enrollment and retention with AI
Reynolds Community College turned around a decade-long enrollment slide by replacing manual, siloed reporting with SAS Viya dashboards. The community college now boasts its highest enrollment in six years and its highest retention in a decade.
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How data and AI help reshape water policy in the agricultural heartland
Kansas produces nearly a quarter of America's wheat supply, but decades of water data were scattered across agencies, spreadsheets and systems, making it nearly impossible to turn that information into effective action. Now, the Kansas Water Institute at Kansas State University is using SAS Viya to unify well data, land use records and water quality measurements into one platform.
SAS in Education – Facts & Figures
3,000+
education customers in more than 56 countries
50+
education customers in all 50 states & the US Department of Education
40+
years of experience in academia
1976
SAS founded at North Carolina State University
Analytics is essential to education
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SAS solutions for education are designed to foster systemic improvements and empower instructors and administrators to work toward the same positive student outcomes.
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Education analytics from SAS: Frequently asked questions
What is education analytics?
Education analytics support data-driven decision-making in K-12 schools and higher education institutions. These tools improve student outcomes and optimize operations across the education system. SAS solutions provide secure, cloud-ready environments for faster decision making in education.
How does using education analytics help educators improve student outcomes?
Educators can use data to predict student performance on future assessments, enabling early interventions, individualized growth tracking and personalized learning recommendations. This approach helps identify strengths and areas for improvement across grades and subjects, while allowing educators to customize predictions for student success at key academic milestones. These milestones may include grade-level proficiency, high school graduation requirements and college readiness indicators such as Advanced Placement exams or standardized tests like the PSAT, SAT and ACT.
What is an example of a state department of education using education analytics to foster positive improvements across school systems?
The Pennsylvania Department of Education equips educators across 500 districts throughout the commonwealth with powerful analytics and comprehensive visualizations through SAS EVAAS for K-12 to improve student placement, accelerate gifted learners and foster meaningful academic growth based on data-driven decisions.
What education success stories illustrate positive outcomes using various kinds of education analytics?
- University of Nevada Las Vegas: The Office of Decision Support at UNLV turned to SAS to help secure and manage its comprehensive data to support decision-making and reporting across the entire university. Through analytics-driven insights, they’ve boosted graduation rates by over 20% over the last five to six years, increasing the rate for underrepresented students to over 50%.
- University of North Texas: UNT was a “data-rich and insight-poor” institution that operated in siloes and faced issues with data integrity and data governance. By applying SAS Data Management, SAS Visual Analytics and SAS Visual Statistics, UNT’s Data Analytics and Institutional Research Department launched the Insights Program to save over $1 million while improving student outcomes, and empowered over 425 users across the university to make informed decisions using data.
- University of Idaho: The university has boosted institutional research with data governance and given administrators access to trusted, insight-rich data. Using SAS Visual Analytics and SAS Visual Statistics to model a shift to need-based aid, they discovered a way to enroll 20 to 25 more students who may not have enrolled due to affordability, equating to roughly $500,000 a year.
- Longview & Austin, Texas School Districts: While over 200 miles apart, the Longview and Austin school districts share the same approach to improving student performance through value-added analysis using SAS EVAAS for K-12 to follow the progress of individual students. They use that information to increase educational effectiveness. That contrasts with the use of school-level pass/fail rates by other schools as the exclusive indicator.
- The University of Central Florida: The university uses SAS Visual Analytics to improve decision-making in moments that matter across campus. UCF has reduced data collection time by 50%, enabling faster, insight-driven decisions through customized dashboards with notable performance improvements in student success, faculty excellence, research and philanthropy, supporting strategic growth for over 68,000 students.
- Curtin University: The university uses SAS Visual Analytics and a cloud-based reporting infrastructure to streamline operations across four countries, repurpose over 10 full-time roles and support 500 researchers with real-time funding dashboards, all while advancing its goal of becoming a global innovation leader.
What education sectors does SAS support?
SAS software and solutions are designed to support K-12 schools and school systems colleges & universities and higher education systems. SAS is focused on providing leaders in all these sectors with the means to find better ways to use data and AI to accelerate and improve data-driven decision-making.
What is SAS EVAAS?
SAS EVAAS is designed to empower educators in K-12 schools to advance student learning through the use of powerful analytics and comprehensive visualizations. SAS EVAAS enables educators to predict student outcomes, track academic growth and make data-driven instructional decisions. Over 3,000 school districts across more than 25 states in the US use SAS EVAAS to provide teachers with another powerful way to consistently bring their very best to all their students every day.
How does SAS help with school enrollment and retention?
SAS is designed to help higher education leaders forecast student enrollment, predict retention rates and predict the likelihood of graduation. It is also used to optimize financial aid strategies and analyze program effectiveness to improve student success rates.
How does SAS support teachers and administrators?
SAS helps teachers understand student backgrounds, plan instruction and identify students who need support or enrichment. Administrators use SAS to evaluate program effectiveness, support professional development and make resource allocation decisions.
What makes SAS education analytics solutions different?
SAS brings more than 40 years of education expertise, purpose-built solutions for the education sector and proven results across thousands of institutions worldwide. It enables systematic improvements rather than just data reporting. SAS has been at the forefront of improving educational outcomes around the world since it was founded at North Carolina State University in 1976.