Ellucian Reviews, Ratings & Features 2026 | Gartner Peer Insights

Higher education alumni advancement platforms support activities related to alumni and donor management, communications, marketing, and fundraising. The functionality is often quite broad, as it includes system-of-record, back-office functions (that is, demographic records and gift processing); system-of-engagement functions (that is, alumni networking and communication between the institution and constituents, such as graduates, donors, stewards, parents, and community members); and analytics functions (that is, campaign ROI analysis and donor giving propensity scores).

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Associate Director, Advancement Systems

Ellucian CRM Advance is a highly customizable product that helps our institution to manage our constituents easily.  The integration possiblities between other systems also add to the positives about the system since we can capture data from other systems easily with a click of a button. We can also send data the same way.

Gov't/PS/ED <5,000 Employees

Alumni & Relations Program Assistant

CRM Advance has provided our department to manage thousands of customers' information. In my user role, I find the product is not intuitive in use but does the job.

DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

I find there are challenges in finding where data is stored. Some people may put info in Notes, where others might add a CR for it. 

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Ellucian powers innovation for higher education, partnering with more than 2,900 customers
across 50 countries, serving more than 22 million students. With decades of experience and a
singular focus on the unique needs of learning institutions, the Ellucian platform features higher education focused SaaS capabilities and delivers insights needed now and into the future. These solutions and services span the entire student lifecycle, including data-rich tools for student recruitment, enrollment, and retention to workforce analytics, fundraising, and alumni engagement. Ellucian’s innovative solutions, vast ecosystem of partners and user community of more than 45,000 provides a community of practice contributing to institutional success and better student outcomes.

Inspired by the transformative impact of education, Ellucian develops solutions that power the essential work of colleges and universities. As the world‚Äôs leading provider of software and services designed for higher education, Ellucian works with more than 2,500 institutions in nearly 50 countries‚Äîenhancing operations and enriching the experience for over 18 million students.
Ellucian provides student information systems (SIS), finance and HR, recruiting, retention, analytics and advancement software solutions. With more than 1,400 institutions subscribing to Ellucian‚Äôs cloud services and SaaS offerings, the company is one of the largest providers of cloud-based solutions in higher education. Ellucian also supports the higher education community with a range of professional services such as application software implementation, training, education, and management consulting. 
Ellucian brings power, passion, and performance to bear for higher education, and its ability to better our world. Visit Ellucian at www.ellucian.com.


Inspired by the transformative impact of education, Ellucian develops solutions that power the essential work of colleges and universities. As the world’s leading provider of software and services designed for higher education, Ellucian works with more than 2,500 institutions in nearly 50 countries—enhancing operations and enriching the experience for over 18 million students.
Ellucian provides student information systems (SIS), finance and HR, recruiting, retention, analytics and advancement software solutions. With more than 1,400 institutions subscribing to Ellucian’s cloud services and SaaS offerings, the company is one of the largest providers of cloud-based solutions in higher education. Ellucian also supports the higher education community with a range of professional services such as application software implementation, training, education, and management consulting. 
Ellucian brings power, passion, and performance to bear for higher education, and its ability to better our world. Visit Ellucian at www.ellucian.com.


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Good management program - missing some customization

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Multiple Customer Databases Create Integration Challenges for CRM Advance Users

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