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SAS® Academic Software

Access free analytics software options for students, educators and independent learners

SAS OnDemand for Academics

Access statistical analysis, data mining and forecasting software.

  • Quickly launch a browser-based programming environment using SAS Studio.
  • Learn SAS programming from basic to advanced techniques using coding or point-and-click tasks.
  • Sharpen your analytics skills in data preparation, descriptive analyses and advanced statistical methods.
  • Access the technology via the cloud and get up to 5GB of data storage.

Free for Students · Educators · Independent Learners

SAS® Viya® for Learners

Teach and learn leading-edge data science skills.

  • Use an integrated suite of interactive visual interfaces for learning data science.
  • Master artificial intelligence, text analytics, and machine learning on a big data computing platform.
  • Access a preconfigured JupyterLab interface for R and Python integration with SAS.
  • Get course materials to help educators build cutting-edge analytics curricula.

Free for Students & Educators

What’s the difference?

Discover the similarities and differences between SAS OnDemand for Academics and SAS Viya for Learners in this side-by-side comparison.

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Academic Tools

Find Resources You Need

Learn to use SAS by accessing free resources in our online portals for students and educators.

WEBINARS

Supplement Your Learning

From how-to videos to technology deep-dives, these webinars will give you more insights into analytics.

HOW-TO TUTORIALS

Learn on Your Own With Tutorials

Learn more about advanced analytics, programming and other SAS technologies with our free video tutorials.

When we were looking for a partnership SAS was kind of a natural fit because there’s so many different tools, and it’s accessible for anyone from someone who’s never touched data analytics software in their entire life, has never written a line of code to someone who maybe has been even doing this for a few years. Michael Salé Associate Professor of Business Administration / Management & Business Analytics Chair / Management Information Systems Program Director / Data Analytics Minor Program Director Stonehill College

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