Workday Student Reviews & Product Details

Workday Student elevates student experience and empowers staff with responsible, AI-powered agility and insights. The solution guides learners by helping them find and stay on their educational pathway, seamlessly surfacing real-time information about their courses, their finances, and their path to graduation. The cloud-based solution includes student recruitment and admissions, curriculum management, student record and enrollment management, and financial aid and tuition management. As part of the Workday platform, the solution provides an intuitive user experience for the campus community across all of their roles. For example, students register for classes in the same system they use to enter the hours worked for their campus job, and faculty enter grades in the same system they use to view financial information about their grants or select their employee benefits.

Seller

Workday

Discussions

Workday Student Community

Languages Supported

English

Solution Type

All-in-One

Overview by

Lily Tse

Value at a Glance

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Perceived Cost

$$$$$

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User Insights

Average based on 58 real user reviews.

Perceived Cost

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Workday Student Integrations

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Workday Student Reviews FAQs

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Last updated: Nov 04, 2026

What is Workday Student, and what problem is it built to solve?

Workday Student is used by educational institutions to bring student information and administrative workflows into a shared system. Users describe using it to manage student records, schedules, communication, and related administrative tasks.

What languages does Workday Student support?

Workday Student supports 1 language: English.

What company sizes and industries is Workday Student the best fit for?

The strongest fit signals are among mid-market and enterprise organizations, particularly in higher education. The most represented reviewer-reported segments are:

Mid-market: Organizations with 51–1,000 employees.
Enterprise: Organizations with more than 1,000 employees.
Higher education: The most represented industry among positive reviewers.
Education management: Another represented industry among positive reviewers.

What customer support options does Workday Student provide, and how do users find the overall support experience?

The support experience is mixed: customer care can be responsive and helpful, while implementation and configuration may call for close coordination with support.

What features or capabilities could make Workday Student even more useful?

Workday Student could be more useful with clearer navigation, faster performance, and stronger guidance for getting started. The recurring improvement opportunities are:

Navigation and findability: Make menus and common tasks easier to locate and follow.
Speed and responsiveness: Reduce delays when pages, forms, and documents load.
Onboarding and training: Add clearer tutorials and guidance so users can learn the system’s features more easily.

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Nick C.

Business Analyst

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

3/13/2026

"Clunky, Slow, and Dated Interface That Makes Registration Harder Than It Should Be"

1/5

What do you like best about Workday Student?

It works for registering for classes...but only just. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Workday Student?

The interface is clunky, page load times can be long, and navigation is not intuitive. It feels like a program stuck in the early 2000s. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Transportation/Trucking/Railroad

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5/12/2026

"Workday Student Review"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Workday Student?

I like the user-friendly interface and how everything is centralized in one place, which makes it easy to find what I need and navigate through the app. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Workday Student?

At times, the navigation can feel confusing and a bit hard to follow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Vanshika S.

Marketing Intern

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4/24/2023

"Great for student workers in full time/part time roles"

5/5

What do you like best about Workday Student?

- one place to access all necessary documents such as onboarding forms, inputting working hours as well as requesting any time off

- great customer care service; always respond to me within 12 hours (sometimes as short as an hour after submitting an issue/case)

- integrates with my student credentials so login is easy and fast Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Workday Student?

- nothing, don't have any complaints at all!

- software works seamlessly and has never given me any trouble accessing it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Workday Student solving and how is that benefiting you?

- Don't need to keep track of multiple documents, and store them in different places as workday manages as well as categorize all of them for you. Helps in time management as well - easy to navigate and use for first time user- so don't have to spend time on tutorials about learning my way around it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Education Management

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

Originally submitted 12/21/2022

"Workday Student - Association In Your Grasp"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Workday Student?

1. Portable and tablet applications to increase flexibility.

2. Great way for members to communicate and organize.

3. It also has a timesheet management tool.

4. Easy to use and direct for an educational association. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Workday Student?

1. Frequent application upgrades increase downtime.

2. The mobile and tablet application has much less functionality and needs a lot of improvement.

3. Loading times are too high at times. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Workday Student solving and how is that benefiting you?

A comprehensive data management software for the entire educational organization. The application has modules for all functions like finance, personnel, students, human resources, payroll, and grants, which all work seamlessly in the background to ensure a consistent and reliable view of data across all functions and concurrent workflows. The application has a simple UI that can be easily mastered by people of all backgrounds and ages. The application also functions as a cloud repository for holding important student data that they can upload like an assignment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Tiera H.

Customer Service Representative

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

12/21/2021

"A great software when the training is good"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Workday Student?

I like that Workday Student streamlines processes for students that used to be tons of forms. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Workday Student?

Sometimes clunky or things are hard to find without specific keywords. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Workday Student:

This program has great potential. The only negative side is that it takes someone who is greatly trained or has extensive knowledge of the software. Otherwise, it's good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Workday Student solving and how is that benefiting you?

I can access many documents anywhere I have internet. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Higher Education

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

10/15/2021

Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.

"Workday Student truly leverages the power of one!"

5/5

What do you like best about Workday Student?

With everything in Workday leveraging the "power of one", Workday Student allows you to leverage this when building business processes, reporting, and security. Workday Student also has a really strong ecosystem where collaboration is at the center. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Workday Student?

Workday Student is a "no-code line" student information system which, although it can be a benefit, is also a dislike due to you having to change some of your institutional policy and procedures to meet those available functions in Workday. With that said, Workday does offer "best in class" functions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Brittany S.

Enrollment Counselor

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5/14/2021

"Still Integrating but good so far"

2.5/5

What do you like best about Workday Student?

I like how workday allows a lot of options and tools within the program to use. It is an app that can be used for HR, student information, CRM, and much more. I like how to program can do so much with one login. It makes it easier for large organizations to work together and have fewer programs to login to for daily tasks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Workday Student?

I am not happy with the training aspect. To be fair, my organization is currently implementing workday, and it is not the easiest to navigate. It will be easier once I figure it out more, but it is not too easy right now to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Christine F.

Assistant Bursar

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

12/17/2021

Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.

"Workday has limitations"

3.5/5

What do you like best about Workday Student?

It updates instantly so there is no questions about payments posting Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Workday Student?

It is very limited in some instances and it can be frustrating for stifentst Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Higher Education

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

1/14/2022

"Fine for what it is"

2.5/5

What do you like best about Workday Student?

Relatively easy to access relevant tax information Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Workday Student?

Don't have any concrete ways the platform could improve Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Aman M.

Student Researcher

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

11/16/2020

"Excellent tool for managing employee information"

4/5

What do you like best about Workday Student?

I liked the interface a lot. If you haven't used workday before, it will be very easy to navigate through it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Workday Student?

Load time is quite high as compared to other websites. Whenever you select any option it takes a few seconds to load which is very annoying. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.