Home » Contact us

7 Top Student Information Systems, Universities: Course, Grade Management

If your end of term involves chasing departments for marks, retyping results into a second system and waiting days to issue a transcript, your student information system is costing you time it shouldn't, and these seven platforms are the ones most worth comparing, with Full Fabric first for course, grade and transcript management on one record.

Your quick picks

1. Full Fabric

When you issue a diploma or certificate, you want to be sure it reflects exactly what the learner studied, paid for and passed. Full Fabric generates transcripts, diplomas and certifications from the same record that holds the learner's courses, grades and re-registration history, so there's no copying between systems and no mismatched data. If you award credentials for short courses, stacked learner management keeps track of how they add up.

That's possible because recruitment, applications, payments and the student record all share one data model. Your registry runs courses and calendars, learners watch their progress in a personal hub, and UK teams get HESA support. Turnitin plugs in for plagiarism checks, and Canvas or Blackboard connect through the API.

Key features:

Pricing: €12,000 per year platform fee, with the SIS charged per registered student; finance and HR modules are not included.

2. Classe365

If you're a small college or training provider, Classe365 gives you the essentials of academic records without enterprise pricing. You'll record enrolments and attendance, produce report cards and run degree audits that check each student's progress against programme requirements.

Add the learning module and your teaching and marks sit together, while parents and students log into their own portals and apps. National returns aren't covered, so check that first. Pricing is easy to follow: a base charge tied to student numbers, then a flat fee for each extra module.

Key features:

Pricing: Core by student numbers, add-ons per activation; 10% off annual renewals.

3. Workday Student

Already running Workday for HR and finance? Student follows each learner's enrolment, progress and achievements, which Workday says is updated in real time. Advisors get AI help with study planning and warnings when a student starts to slip.

Learners check everything on a phone-first app. There's no public price, the overview pages don't mention HESA or IPEDS, and Workday warns that features it hasn't released yet could change.

Key features:

Pricing: not published; contact sales, and ask which features are already live in your region.

4. Thesis SM

Smaller UK and Canadian institutions can mould grade processes to their own rules in Thesis SM. You might build a workflow that routes a grade change for approval or handles an appeal, with emails sent automatically at each stage.

You can run ready-made reports, build quick ad hoc ones or design your own, and pull grade data into other tools through open APIs or CSV export. Expect a project of 12 to 24 months, so start planning well before your current contract ends. If you're in the US, you'll be offered Thesis Elements instead.

Key features:

Pricing: not published; book a demo to see grade workflows with your own examples.

5. Oracle Student and PeopleSoft Campus Solutions

Running courses of every shape and size? Oracle Student's registry lets you set different lengths, marking scales and credit values, and you control enrolment, drop and marking deadlines in the calendar. Students organise themselves with Student Central, a scheduler and planning templates.

Running PeopleSoft Campus Solutions 9.2 now? Oracle has mapped out a move to its cloud product. Expect US terminology throughout, and strong tools for continuing education, where short courses can be billed when students sign up and sponsors invoiced directly.

Key features:

Pricing: not published.

6. Classter

Running schools and colleges side by side? Classter lets every level share one gradebook, complete with assessments and registers, and its learning module keeps course materials next to marks.

You'll also find internship and thesis modules for placements and dissertations. HESA and IPEDS aren't mentioned, so check carefully if you're a regulated university. More than 40 integrations, including Moodle and Canvas, let you keep an external learning platform if you prefer.

Key features:

Pricing: each module charged per active student, with a worked example on Classter's site.

7. Ellucian

Deciding which courses to run each year? Ellucian's tools forecast demand, help you write course rules with AI and publish a catalogue students can browse. Planning tools and early warnings then keep learners heading towards graduation.

Ellucian sells three student systems, Banner, Colleague and Anthology Student, with no public plan for merging them. Flexible timetabling and skills-based routes help if you teach outside the normal term pattern.

Key features:

Pricing: not published; demo and ROI calculator available.

Course and Grade Tools at a Glance

Platform

Course setup

Grading tools

Student access

Published pricing

Full Fabric

Courses and academic calendars

Marks, re-enrolment, transcripts

Personal learner hub

€12,000 a year for the platform

Classe365

Enrolments

Report cards, degree audit

Parent and student portals

Modular model

Workday Student

Academic planning

Progress and achievement

Mobile-first app

Not listed

Thesis SM

Academics module

Custom workflows and reports

Self-service portal

Not listed

Oracle Student and PeopleSoft

Configurable course registry

Varied marking and credit schemes

Student Central portal

Not listed

Classter

Academics and LMS

Gradebook, assessments

Mobile app

Per active student

Ellucian

Rule builder, catalogue

Degree planning

Virtual student advisor

Not listed

Frequently Asked Questions

These are the questions registry and academic teams tend to raise when they compare grade tools side by side for the first time.

How do grade due dates work in a student information system?

Most systems store key dates in an academic calendar. Oracle Student, for example, holds enrolment, drop and grade due dates, so departments know when marks are expected and students know when to check results.

Can I run degree audits in Classe365?

Yes. Degree audit is part of Classe365's feature set, alongside report cards, attendance and an optional LMS module.

Can Thesis SM export grade data?

Yes. Thesis SM offers full CSV export and open APIs, so you can move course and grade data into reporting or analytics tools.

Does Ellucian help plan which courses to offer?

Ellucian includes curriculum demand forecasting, which estimates future demand for courses, alongside an AI curriculum rule builder and a public course catalogue.

Does Full Fabric connect to Turnitin?

Yes. Full Fabric integrates with Turnitin for plagiarism checking and connects to Canvas and Blackboard through its API, so assessment tools and the student record can work together.

What is re-registration?

Re-registration is the process continuing students follow to confirm they're returning for the next stage of their programme. Full Fabric includes re-registration in its SIS, linked to the same record as the learner's grades and transcripts.

Web development by Creative Crew