# What Claude (Anthropic) with web search answered for student information systems (colleges) on 2026-10-11

## In short

On 2026-10-11, Claude (Anthropic) with web search was asked "best student information systems for colleges". It named 15 brands; the first six, in order, were Fedena, Infinite Campus, Ellucian, Ellucian Banner, Workday and Workday Student.

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Question | best student information systems for colleges |
| Asked on | 2026-10-11 |
| Engine | Claude (Anthropic) with web search |
| Model | claude-opus-5 |
| Brands named | 15 |
| Sources cited | 7 |
| Audience | colleges |
| Coverage | Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included. |
| Last verified | 2026-10-11 |

Page: https://bikoosh.com/answers/s/student-information-systems-colleges-2026-10-11
Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included.

## The answer, as recorded

Asked on 2026-10-11 through Claude (Anthropic) with web search (model claude-opus-5).

> ## The honest short answer
> 
> For a US degree-granting college, the real market is about five vendors. Most of the "top 10 SIS" listicles you'll find rank K-12 products like openSIS, Fedena, and Infinite Campus at the top - those are not higher-ed systems of record and you should ignore those lists for this decision.
> 
> Here's who I'd actually name, in order:
> 
> **1. Ellucian Banner (with Banner SaaS)** - The default choice for mid-size and large institutions, and the market leader at ~24% share in North America. It handles complex academic structures, financial aid, and state/IPEDS reporting better than almost anything else, and the integrator/consultant talent pool is deep. Ellucian was named a Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader for the second straight year in 2026, positioned highest in Ability to Execute. Downside: the underlying product is old, and "Banner SaaS" is largely managed hosting rather than a true multi-tenant rebuild.
> 
> **2. Workday Student** - The one I'd put head-to-head with Banner if you're already a Workday HCM/Financials shop, or if you're willing to fund a genuine transformation. More than 200 North American institutions have selected it with nearly 100 live (LSU, UBC, W

## Brands named, in the order the engine gave

| Position | Brand | How it was named |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fedena | mentioned |
| 2 | Infinite Campus | mentioned |
| 3 | Ellucian | mentioned |
| 4 | Ellucian Banner | mentioned |
| 5 | Workday | mentioned |
| 6 | Workday Student | mentioned |
| 7 | Ellucian Colleague | mentioned |
| 8 | Oracle | mentioned |
| 9 | Oracle PeopleSoft Campus Solutions | mentioned |
| 10 | Jenzabar | mentioned |
| 11 | Jenzabar One | mentioned |
| 12 | Populi | recommended |
| 13 | UK | mentioned |
| 14 | Anthology | mentioned |
| 15 | Anthology Student | mentioned |

## Sources the engine cited

- https://listedtech.com/blog/north-american-sis-highered-market-share-january-2025-update/ (other)
- https://newsroom.workday.com/2026-04-06-Workday-Named-a-Leader-in-2026-Gartner-R-Magic-Quadrant-TM-for-Higher-Education-Student-Information-Systems (other)
- https://www.ellucian.com/ellucian-named-leader-2026-gartner-magic-quadrant-two-consecutive-years (vendor)
- https://www.ellucian.com/newsroom/ellucian-completes-acquisition-anthologys-sis-and-erp-business (vendor)
- https://campustechnology.com/Articles/2026/01/05/Ellucian-Officially-Acquires-Anthologys-SIS-and-ERP-Business.aspx (other)
- https://www.gartner.com/reviews/market/higher-education-student-information-systems (review)
- https://listedtech.com/blog/which-products-is-workday-student-replacing/ (other)

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