Ellucian

Ellucian provides Ellucian Student, Finance and HCM software on a SaaS platform, with embedded AI built on its Higher Ed Knowledge Graph. Its customers are colleges and universities, roughly 3,000 institutions in about 50 countries serving more than 21 million students. It earns revenue from software subscriptions and services. In 2026 it announced all-in AI pricing for Ellucian Student that avoids metered billing. It is privately held and backed by private equity (Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners). The company grew out of Datatel, which was founded in 1968.