Blackbaud Student Information System Features

Provides robust sharing options for communication with both internal and external stakeholders.

Allows users to implement their own branding throughout the platform.

Contains grading tools to grade assessments and assignments created in-app and externally.

Provides a cloud based version of the platform.

Is accessible from a mobile device and by users on the go.

Contains in-application messaging abilities.

Contains tools to visalize data sets or workflows.

Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities

Compiles data on students’ usage, performance, or other key metrics and displays that data in analytics reports or visual dashboards.

Contains class registration capabilities.

Provides attendance taking and tracking functionality.

Works across multiple software systems or databases

Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes

Enables students to submit applications and manages admissions workflows through a secure online interface.

Allows students to register for courses, view schedules, and optimize academic planning for each term.

Stores, updates, and shares official academic records, grades, and transcripts in a centralized system.

Evaluates academic progress against degree requirements and provide actionable alerts for students and advisors.

Manage information and/or provide updates regarding student financial aid

Schedule in-person or online classes

Store, manage, and track all electronic documents in a centralized location

Organize and track educational activities

Manage all in-house operations of the school library

Manage and track all internal and external communication conducted via calls, email, text, or chat

Track and manage schedules and meetings via an integrated calendar

Manage attendance for classes, shifts, meetings, or events

Allow staff users to manage and track disciplinary interactions with students and to view individual student's discipline records

Track and manage staff profiles, recruitment, schedules, productivity, career development and performance

Organize and track the physical movement of goods from one location to another

Creation, administration, and evaluation of assessments or tests

Plan and schedule lessons and maintain students' behavior in the classroom

Store, manage and track all forms in a centralized location

Oversee and coordinate the registration of attendees, visitors, customers, events, activities, etc.

Map out the subjects that comprise courses of study

Overseeing housing processes, including room occupancy, roommate preferences, and maintenance management

Activities related to raising money for a specific cause

Tools that help educational institutions or fundraising organizations connect with alumni

Create lists of student grades, transcripts, class lists, course schedules, etc. to be shared with instructors and administration

Plan availability and assign specific time slots for tasks and resources

Automates tuition billing, payments, refunds, and student account tracking.

Provides comprehensive institutional financial reporting linked with student billing and aid.

Supports refund rules and automated payment plan functionality for student accounts.

Processes and manages financial aid applications, awards, disbursements, and compliance reporting.

Accept and process online payment transactions

Database of students to track personal information of individuals and families

Enables targeted communications and alerts to students for deadlines, holds, and institutional updates.

Provides students with secure access to their profile, academic data, and essential services.

Facilitates long‑term engagement with graduates and support for continuing education.

Equips advisors with tools to guide students on progress, career planning, and alerts for risk factors.

Online gateway through which parents and students can view material and communicate with teachers

Provides a channel for team members to share media files, communicate, and work together

Online portal through which end users can access the system, manage tasks, or obtain information

Allows stakeholders to generate reports or insights using conversational or natural language inputs.

Supports students with AI‑driven chat assistance for common tasks such as FAQs, registration help, and status checks.

Uses AI/ML to forecast enrollment trends and identify retention risks for proactive intervention.

Provides AI‑supported recommendations for course selection based on degree progress and historical data.

Collection, analysis, and representation of numerical data and generation of reports to understand various patterns

Software designed for higher education organizations

Assemble applications and processes by dragging over and arranging pre-built components

Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges

Add customized logos and colors to align with company branding

Search and filter data across systems to locate required information by entering keywords or certain criteria

Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities

Use AI to generate content in the form of text, images, videos, etc.

Alter the layout and content of reports

A set of indicators that tracks the performance of networks, applications, systems, teams, etc.

Communicate using direct chat or messages within the system

Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes

Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases

A virtual assistant that uses AI to pursue goals and complete tasks on behalf of users

Create, manage, and distribute student reports that document their academic progress and achievements

Automatically collect recurring fees or dues from members

Access the system via a mobile application

Set & manage permission levels based on user roles and restrict access to only authorized individuals

Track employee schedules, availability, and performance across projects and tasks

Use AI to generate content in the form of text, images, videos, etc.

Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges

Handles digital content throughout its lifecycle, from creation and storage to distribution and archiving

Private online space that lets businesses securely share documents and provide information access to clients

Manage, organize, and store contact information

Collection, analysis, and representation of numerical data and generation of reports to understand various patterns

Plan availability and assign specific time slots for tasks and resources

Create, manage, and send invoices or bills to customers

Track and manage schedules and meetings via an integrated calendar

Timed notification for any upcoming task, deadline, appointment, or activity

A virtual assistant that uses AI to pursue goals and complete tasks on behalf of users

Handle the registration and admission process for existing and new students

Store, manage and track all forms in a centralized location

Database of students to track personal information of individuals and families

Define levels of authorization for access to specific files or systems

Manage, store and organize emails within the system or via third-party apps

Manage employee salary processes, data, taxes, and records administration efficiently

Manage the enrollment and onboarding of all new members and accepted applications

Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases

Ability to record, store, update, and retrieve information

Electronically collect payments for goods or services

Developing custom training courses for educating employees or for teachers to create courses for their students

Map out the subjects that comprise courses of study

Assign issues and tasks based on availability or required skills

Organize and track the physical movement of goods from one location to another

Alter the layout and content of reports

Store and organize documents in a centralized system

Oversee and coordinate the registration of attendees, visitors, customers, events, activities, etc.

Customize contracts and forms to collect specific information

Creation, administration, and evaluation of assessments or tests

Online calendar of upcoming events/activities viewable to members and visitors

Search and filter data across systems to locate required information by entering keywords or certain criteria

Online portal through which end users can access the system, manage tasks, or obtain information

A list of events with their respective dates

Document and report the progress of ongoing projects

Reporting on how each user, task or process has advanced since its initiation

Create lists of student grades, transcripts, class lists, course schedules, etc. to be shared with instructors and administration

Store, manage, and track all electronic documents in a centralized location

Schedule in-person or online classes

Notifications that are delivered to users as soon as an event occurs

Accept and process online payment transactions

Track and manage staff profiles, recruitment, schedules, productivity, career development and performance

Online portal where employees can access and track their own information

Receive data and information in real time

Manage attendance for classes, shifts, meetings, or events

Online gateway through which parents and students can view material and communicate with teachers

Create, manage and track all task activities and progression

Organize and track educational activities

Track the attendance of specific individuals or groups

Plan, manage, and track the financial activities of an individual or organization

Import and export data to and from software applications

Create, manage, and distribute student reports that document their academic progress and achievements

Automatically collect recurring fees or dues from members

A set of indicators that tracks the performance of networks, applications, systems, teams, etc.

Software designed for higher education organizations

Access the system via a mobile application

Set & manage permission levels based on user roles and restrict access to only authorized individuals