Changes to SPSS for academic teaching and research

Thursday, June 26, 2025

What is happening?  IST will be discontinuing the existing SPSS license with Orion, due to the significant cost, and relatively low usage of SPSS.

When is this happening? Starting January 2026.   

What do I need to do?

  • For use in 2025, SPSS for faculty and staff for academic research or teaching is available at a discounted rate through the
  • Starting in January 2026, faculty, researchers and students, can purchase SPSS from one of the following sources
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    • Other vendor options from IBM are listed at:
    • Note that some other faculties are exploring  as an alternative.
  • (Administrative users of SPSS have been communicated to separately.)

Additional resources

Questions or concerns? Please submit an  support request.Â