Ellucian Smart Plan
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VisitEllucian Smart Plan vs Slate
What both publish
| Fact | Ellucian Smart Plan | Slate |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1968 | 1994 |
| Headquarters | Reston, Virginia | New Haven, Connecticut, United States |
| Integrations | Ellucian says Smart Plan is natively integrated with Degree Works and Colleague Student Planning. | Slate supports institutional integrations through scheduled web services, batched file transfers, or its API, and lists integrations including Common App, Banner, PeopleSoft, OnBase, and payment providers. |
| Purpose | Smart Plan creates personalized academic plans that adapt as students’ academic progress, requirements, or circumstances change. | Slate is an information management system and higher education CRM for admissions and enrollment, student success, and alumni and advancement operations. |
| Security | Ellucian lists SOC 2 and ISO 27001 among the compliance credentials shown in its Trust Center; the page does not specify Smart Plan separately. | The maker says data is encrypted at rest and in transit, supports multifactor authentication and institutional SSO, and stores each institution in its own private database. |
| Support | Ellucian’s product article offers implementation, optimization, and training services. | License support offerings include the knowledge base, community forums and conversations, a dedicated client success team, webinars, Learning Lab, and community events. |
Ellucian Smart Plan plans
- Ellucian Smart PlanPriced on request
Slate plans
- Admissions & Enrollment license (< 1,500 annual submitted applications)$30,000 a year
- Separate Student Success license$30,000 a year
- Admissions & Enrollment license (1,500–7,500 annual submitted applications)$50,000 a year
- Advancement license (< 2,500 active full-time undergraduate enrollment)$50,000 a year
- Admissions & Enrollment license (7,500–15,000 annual submitted applications)$75,000 a year
- Admissions & Enrollment license (60,000–80,000 annual submitted applications)—
Pick Ellucian Smart Plan if…
It is intended for institutions and the students and advisors who plan academic pathways and course registration. It may suit institutions using Degree Works or Colleague Student Planning.
Pick Slate if…
Slate suits higher education institutions seeking tools across admissions, student success and advancement. Its features include admissions review workflows, student communications and donor management.