Higher education

Transform the way your school gets work done

Manage academic and administrative projects, processes, and resources more effectively so you can focus on delivering better student, faculty, and staff experiences.

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20 hours saved per month

SIUE School of Business automated processes to improve collaboration and save faculty members time

20% boost in productivity

University of the Western Cape replaced inefficient systems to increase productivity

25% of budget reinvested

With improved data management, St. Edward's University was able to reinvest valuable budget

Streamline resources and automate workflows with Smartsheet for Higher Education

Streamline operations across campus to save time and money

Standardize processes, automate workflows, and optimize resources, saving you time to focus on delivering seamless experiences across campus.

See how the University of the Western Cape increased efficiency throughout their procurement process ›

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Improve visibility and collaboration

Gain visibility into work across campus on a single platform, facilitate seamless collaboration and increase stakeholder alignment so you can make better-informed decisions.

Learn how RMIT increased project visibility by consolidating from seven systems into one ›

Custom higher education solutions with Smartsheet

Empower teams to create solutions that meet their specific needs

Build custom solutions with an easy-to-use, flexible platform, backed by the security and governance controls needed to protect campus data.

See how SIUE School of Business created simple solutions to ease the burden on faculty ›

Integrations

Smartsheet integrates and connects with many of the platforms your team already uses, like Microsoft 365, Tableau, Google, Jira, and DocuSign. Bring all your information onto a single platform to improve collaboration and decision making.

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See how it works

Smartsheet empowers institutions of higher education to effectively manage projects, processes, and resources so they can deliver the best student, faculty, and staff experiences — all while providing enterprise-level security to ensure that sensitive data and information stays safe.

Increase operational efficiency across departments and campuses
Boost visibility into ongoing programs, funding/grants, and more
Use a customizable platform that puts people first

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Build solutions to support initiatives across campus

Here are just a few ideas of what you can achieve with Smartsheet.

Organize faculty & staff credentials

Securely track and manage faculty and staff certifications and continuing education requirements to ensure that everyone’s credentials remain up to date.

Drive strategic planning

Organize project details to align with strategic objectives. Allow each school to manage their own plans, and give leadership visibility into initiatives across campus.

Onboard faculty & staff

Streamline processes to effectively onboard new employees. Track individuals’ progress through the training materials, and ensure no detail is missed.

Manage contracts & procurement

Manage all of your contracts in a single location. Stay ahead of deadlines with automated alerts, and easily collaborate with third-party vendors.

Optimize your PMO

Standardize processes across the organization — from intake to archive — to scale your projects and ensure you securely manage sensitive data.

Manage campus inventory

Whether you’re managing video equipment, PPE, or athletic equipment, use Smartsheet to centralize tracking information so you can access the resources you need.

Coordinate campus communications

Coordinate, plan, execute, and report on campaigns of all types and sizes. Collaborate with team members anytime, any place, and gain end-to-end visibility into your programs.

Manage facilities & campus maintenance

Streamline the process for submitting and tracking work orders, for everything from utilities checks to landscaping. Manage items by priority and urgency to ensure you tackle the most important work first.

Higher education templates

Content calendar

Ensure all content aligns with university strategy — and track deadlines and automate approval processes — all in one a centralized location.

Return-to-campus planning

Plan and monitor progress around essential health and safety factors for your institution’s return-to-campus plan.

Campaign & budget

Execute university-wide campaigns, while tracking performance against time and budget with real-time updates and automation.

Facilities management

Streamline processes for capturing work orders, assigning owners, and monitoring progress to more quickly address and execute on requests.

Grant application plan

Collaborate with key stakeholders and build an effective plan to organize all the critical components in your grant application process and stay on target.

Grant fulfillment tracking

Manage your grant project(s), deliverables, and budget while seamlessly reporting on the program’s performance progress to key stakeholders.

Project management office

Streamline the way your school’s project management office (PMO) tracks and approves new projects. Plus, gain visibility into key metrics across all projects in real time.

Fundraising gala tracker

Organize fundraising events by tracking all tasks in one place, automating updates for upcoming and at-risk tasks, and seamlessly tracking spend.

See what customers are saying

North Carolina State University

North Carolina State University uses Smartsheet to streamline development efforts while increasing visibility for University leadership, leading to faster decisions and more efficient progress against their multi-year strategic plan.

University of Western Cape advances its academic mission with Smartsheet

The University of the Western Cape suffered from inconsistent IT systems and procedures, leading to disconnection between employees. The institution needed a single, intuitive mechanism to bring teams together and streamline processes. Thanks to Smartsheet, staff now have a clear overview of all tasks, from budgeting to procurement.

St. Edward’s University manages academic IT resources and supports remote learning with Smartsheet

St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas, uses Smartsheet to standardize and automate administrative processes to free staff time and resources for delivery of student services and programs.

Additional resources

Overcome common work challenges in higher education

Learn how Smartsheet helps schools conquer work execution challenges to become more flexible, agile, and collaborative to create seamless student, faculty, and staff experiences.

Higher education solutions with Smartsheet

Remote work demands a modern work management solution

Remote and hybrid work has led many schools to rethink how they work. Learn how a modern work management platform can help streamline operations, facilitate collaboration, and empower innovation across the university.

Higher education user group recordings

See how higher ed users have leveraged Smartsheet for strategic planning, grant management, and campus maintenance. Learn about the essential Smartsheet features, as well as Control Center, Dynamic View, and Data Shuttle.

Smartsheet delivers 680% ROI over 3 years

In calculating the Total Economic Impact™ of using Smartsheet, Forrester Consulting found a customer ROI of 680% and a net present value of $16.33 million over a three-year period for a composite organization.

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