Career-ready graduates
Hundreds of thousands of employers value mapping and spatial analysis skills. Learning with GIS gives graduates a competitive edge in many fields.
Research insight
ArcGIS supports interactive visualization, spatial analysis, and big data insights to advance knowledge across the spectrum of academic disciplines.
Sustainable campuses
GIS helps college and university administrators manage assets and work orders more efficiently, reduce the costs of operations, plan smarter, and ensure public safety.
ArcGIS Platform
ArcGIS Online
Gateway for web mapping
Easy map authoring and sharing
Extensive collection of reusable content
Spatial analysis in the cloud
ArcGIS Pro
The future of desktop GIS
Modern, high-performance technology
Familiar and intuitive user interface
Advanced cartography and analytics
ArcGIS Enterprise
Next generation GIS Server
An enterprise GIS portal
Adding big data and imagery capabilities
Technology graduates need to know
Education Licensing
Low-cost access to ArcGIS
Includes all major platform components
Mobile learning on personal devices
Grow your GIS community, not your costs
Testimonial
Universities use GIS for facilities management
At the heart of all of this decision making, investment, [and] asset management is data that we can manage, report, manipulate, and visualize through GIS.
Brian Swanson
Assistant Vice President and CFO, University of Minnesota
Offerings for higher education
250,000 students use ArcGIS every year, guided by educators and researchers at leading universities.
Learn ArcGIS
Designed for self-study with lessons covering many GIS applications, Learn ArcGIS teaches you to use the ArcGIS platform to solve real-world problems.
Start learning GIS
Esri Academy
Whether you're brand new to ArcGIS or a seasoned GIS professional, our authoritative learning resources can help you achieve your goals.
Visit Esri Academy
ArcGIS for Student Use license
Get the power of ArcGIS for the price of a textbook. $100/year for ArcGIS Pro. ArcMap, ArcGIS Desktop extensions, ready-to-use- apps, and much more.
Join the GIS generation
Research with ArcGIS
ArcGIS integrates with R, the open-source statistics platform, and with Python’s SciPy stack. Mobile apps enable field studies and citizen science.
Read about connecting to R
Code with ArcGIS
Learn how to build an app in 15 minutes. ArcGIS DevLabs guide you through the three phases of building geospatial apps: Data, Design, Develop.
Start coding
Events
Community
GeoNet Community
Education Community Blog
Let's talk
Esri's education outreach efforts include sharing information and best practices, providing advice, and advocating for educators' needs. Have a question or comment about GIS in education? Schedule a conversation with a member of our team.
