2025 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report | Data and Analytics Edition

Published:: Monday, October 6, 2025
: Briefs, Case Studies, Papers, Reports

Author(s) and Contributors:: Author(s): Jenay Robert Nicole Muscanell Kim Arnold

Source(s) and Collection(s):: Sources(s): EDUCAUSE Publications Collection(s): Horizon Report

ParentTopics:: Analytics Artificial Intelligence (AI) Business Intelligence (BI) Chatbots Data Administration and Management Data Governance Data Literacy Data Management Planning Generative AI Learning Analytics Research

Data and analytics continue to serve as a critical foundation for institutional strategy, decision-making, and student success in higher education. In fact, with the rapid proliferation of artificial intelligence, data and analytics have never been more pivotal or complex.

The future of institutional effectiveness, student success, and innovation will hinge on how colleges and universities adapt their data strategies to this changing environment.

Our newly released 2025 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report | Data and Analytics Edition surfaces both the external forces shaping the field and the innovations most likely to define its future.

Learn how the thoughtful use of data and analytics can position institutions for efficiency, agility, and impact in an uncertain future.

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Trends: Scanning the Horizon

Key Technologies & Practices

Learn more about the key technologies and practices on page 18 >

Reports and Supporting Materials

Issues, Technologies, and Trends Resources

Higher education leaders and decision makers use the annual Issues, Technologies, and Trends resources—the EDUCAUSE Top 10, Trend Watch report, and the Horizon Reports—to know what's important and where to focus in their IT planning and management activities. When viewed together these resources provide more complete and nuanced guidance on institutional IT priorities.

EDUCAUSE Horizon Report is a registered trademark of EDUCAUSE.