Enterprise Applications in Higher Education: Interactive Treemap

What does the enterprise application landscape look like in higher education? The EDUCAUSE Core Data Service (CDS) tracks solutions that colleges and universities implement in many different core application areas. This interactive treemap, based on data from the CDS 2015 survey, portrays the state of enterprise application implementation in higher education. The treemap shows the diversity in the vendors and products that serve higher education, as well as the patterns that emerge. A broad selection of the most widespread application areas are represented in the visualization:

• Web content management (CMS)
• IT service desk management
• E-mail: faculty/staff
• E-mail: student
• Room scheduling
• Human resources information
• Library
• Grants management: preaward
• Grants management: postaward
• Advancement/fundraising

• Business intelligence reporting
• Data warehouse
• Customer relationship management (CRM)
• Learning management (LMS)
• Facilities management
• Financial management
• Financial aid
• Student information (SIS)
• Admissions: undergraduate
• Procurement

Using the filter drop-down menu on the right, you may select different views of the data to see variations based on:

• Region (U.S. or outside U.S.)
• Institution type (Carnegie class and control)
• Institution size (student FTE)

Source: This information is based on data from 548 institutions that completed the Information Systems and Applications module of CDS 2015. Colleges and universities use CDS benchmarks to inform their IT planning. Learn more at www.educause.edu/cds.