HEUG SIS Benchmark Report 2026

See where your student information systems really stand

The 2026 HEUG SIS Benchmark Report shows how peer institutions are modernizing, where they are investing, and what is slowing them down. Use it to compare your position and make the case for what comes next.

174 survey responses received
131 unique institutions represented
25% international respondents
88% running Oracle PeopleSoft

Problems this report solves

SIS modernization decisions are hard to make in the dark. This report gives you the peer context to move with confidence.

You cannot tell how you compare

Benchmark your SIS maturity against institutions of similar size and mission, so you know whether you are ahead, behind, or right on pace.

Your investment case needs evidence

Bring current data on peer spending and timelines to your next budget conversation, and ground the ask in what comparable institutions are doing.

You cannot see what is stalling progress

Learn the barriers other institutions hit most often and the practical moves they used to get past them.

Talent and data gaps are hard to name

See where peers are putting staffing and data governance effort, and pressure test where your own gaps really are.

The network behind the numbers

SIS modernization is not primarily a technology selection problem. It is a capacity, governance, and community problem. HEUG connects more than 38,000 higher education technology professionals for practitioner to practitioner insight, governance and change management resources, AI readiness guidance, and benchmarking that builds over time.

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