EDUCAUSE Benchmarking Services



Data, benchmarking, and insights.

EDUCAUSE Benchmarking Services help you identify peer institutions, research common technology solutions, benchmark resources, and gain insight on student and faculty technology use.

This year we'll be launching a brand new benchmarking platform! You can look forward to a modern, unified, privacy‑forward platform that reduces manual work and improves the data submission and reporting experience, with intuitive tools for exploring and applying benchmarking data. Sign up to participate here.

 

Learn More About Each Service

Core Data Service (CDS)

We're working on new benchmarking resources that will provide easier ways to strategize your budgeting, staffing, servicing, and technology needs.

  • Core Data Service survey (member only) CDS allows higher education institutions to collect and compare data on IT staffing, budgets, and services, providing a comprehensive repository of data about the information technology environments and practices of participating institutions. Institutions input their own data through the annual survey and then can use the data to create custom peer groups and benchmark their IT metrics against similar institutions. The survey typically launches in the fall each year.
  • In Fall of 2026 we'll be launching a brand new benchmarking platform! You can look forward to a modern, unified, privacy‑forward platform that reduces manual work and improves the data submission and reporting experience, with intuitive tools for exploring and applying benchmarking data. Sign up to participate here.
  • CDS Almanac (member only) Our popular Core Data Service Almanac provides data on technology investments and infrastructure and staffing trends, to help you compare strategies and better plan in this volatile time.
  • Member QuickTalks We have frequent Member QuickTalks coming this fall to allow members to share their questions and approaches to benchmarking and budget and staffing development.

For Former CDS Participants

  • The former Analytics Services portal is now offline.
  • We currently support CDS data access through a secure community group in EDUCAUSE Connect. Need an invite? Email: [email protected].

See the Data in Action

 

Visit the CDS Almanac to view examples of CDS data in action.

Student and Faculty User Surveys

Stay tuned for all the details about our 2026 Students and Faculty Technology surveys for institutions and make sure you get the data you need to uncover the gaps in your student and faculty technology experience.

For Former Survey Participants

Questions? Email the team at [email protected]