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Ellucian Named EdTech Company of the Year by EdTech Chronicle

September 2, 2026

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Key Highlights

  • The EdTech Chronicle Best in Education Awards 2025 honoured Ellucian among the sector's leading organisations helping shape the future of education.
  • The award recognises organisations making a meaningful impact on higher education through innovation, technology, and student-centered outcomes.
  • Ellucian was recognised for advancing AI-powered, SaaS-native innovation that helps institutions modernize operations, improve efficiency, and strengthen student success.

RESTON, VA — Ellucian, the leading higher education technology solutions provider, has been named an EdTech Company of the Year in the EdTech Chronicle Best in Education Awards 2025. The annual awards programme recognises organisations driving innovation and delivering measurable impact across the education sector. Ellucian was recognised for its student-first approach to innovation, delivering technology that helps institutions remove barriers, strengthen engagement and improve outcomes across the end-to-end student lifecycle.

"Higher education is entering a new era where artificial intelligence is embedded into every experience, every workflow and every decision," said Laura Ipsen, President and CEO, Ellucian. "We are proud to help institutions navigate that transformation with AI-powered technology built exclusively for higher education. This recognition as EdTech Company of the Year in the EdTech Chronicle Best in Education Awards reflects not only our commitment to innovation, but also the vision of the institutions using our technology to create better outcomes for learners around the world."

Innovation That Powers Student Success

Ellucian is advancing AI-powered innovation and Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions purpose-built for higher education. By connecting modern capabilities with deep higher education expertise, Ellucian helps colleges and universities operate more efficiently, strengthen decision-making and deliver more connected experiences for students.

Innovation highlights include:

  • Introduction of Ellucian Student, higher education's complete solution that powers the end-to-end student lifecycle.
  • AI capabilities embedded across institutional workflows that help automate routine processes, reduce administrative burden and support more informed decision-making.
  • The Ellucian Platform, a secure SaaS-native foundation that enables intelligent automation, analytics, interoperability and continuous innovation.

To view the full list of EdTech Chronicle Best in Education Awards 2025 winners, visit: https://edtechchronicle.com/best-awards-2025-winners/

 

WHAT ARE THE EDTECH CHRONICLE BEST IN EDUCATION AWARDS

The EdTech Chronicle Best in Education Awards celebrate organisations, technologies, and leaders shaping the future of education. Winners are selected based on their ability to advance learning, improve institutional effectiveness, and deliver meaningful outcomes for students, educators, and communities.

About Ellucian

Ellucian powers innovation for higher education, partnering with approximately 3,000 customers across 50 countries, serving more than 21 million students. Ellucian's AI-powered platform, trained on the richest dataset available in higher education, drives efficiency, personalised experiences, and strengthened engagement for all students, faculty and staff. Fueled by decades of experience with a singular focus on the unique needs of learning institutions, the Ellucian platform features best-in-class SaaS capabilities and delivers insights needed now and into the future. These solutions and services span the entire student lifecycle, including data-rich tools for student recruitment, enrolment, and retention to workforce analytics, fundraising, and alumni engagement. Ellucian's innovative solutions, vast ecosystem of partners and user community of more than 45,000 provides best practices leading to greater institutional success and achieving better student outcomes.

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