Smart academic planning & scheduling solutions to help students & universities stay on course.

Ad Astra partners with institutions to ensure students can achieve maximum velocity on the road to graduation. Let’s take a journey to learn how Ad Astra sets the course to graduate more students faster.

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How are your students progressing on the path to degree completion?

Ad Astra continuously guides you to those insights. The data tells a story of when, where, and how students want to learn so you can create completion paths that match demand, supporting predictable progress toward on-time completion.

Accelerated Completions

Financial Health

Equitable Outcomes

Ad Astra academic scheduling software dashboard for accelerated completions

Ad Astra forecasts scheduling needs based on leading indicators of student demand. Now you have the data to create multi-term schedules that improve time to completion and completion rates.

Learn how we can help you accelerate completions

student

“Without access to the classes I need to graduate on time, I’m stuck. Do I switch majors or schools? Or do I wait it out?”

INSTITUTION

“In this challenging enrollment climate, keeping students through graduation is more important than ever.”

Ad Astra academic scheduling software dashboard for Financial Sustainability

Ad Astra continuously improves course schedule refinement strategies to keep academic programs financially sustainable.

Learn how we can help you achieve financial health

student

“I can’t afford not to have a degree. I’m just not sure I can keep up with the cost of getting one.”

INSTITUTION

“We need to know how to adjust our academic programs so that they positively impact our bottom line.”

Ad Astra helps you eliminate equity gaps by providing the data to create conflict-free, inclusive schedules for all learners.

Learn how we can help you achieve equitable outcomes

student

“I want to go to school full time, but I also work full time. How can I find a course schedule that fits with my life schedule?”

INSTITUTION

“We want to be a student-centered institution, but we don’t have the data to understand the needs of our diverse student population.”

Students and institutions approach education from two different perspectives. But both have the same destination: Graduation.

And Ad Astra sets the course to graduate more students faster.

Solutions

Software that empowers you to improve outcomes.

With Ad Astra’s product suite, colleges and universities can now continuously improve academic planning, course scheduling, and resource allocation to create better results for both students and institutions.

PLAN

Goal setting and strategy to graduate more students and ensure financial sustainability of academic programs. Learn more.

SCHEDULE

MEASURE

REFINE

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Provide students with reliable, predictable schedules while ensuring financial sustainability.

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COMPANY

The industry leader in expertise and innovation.

27 years

Since 1996, Ad Astra has helped colleges and universities graduate more students, faster. We fuel sustainable improvements driven by data-informed planning and course scheduling.

4.5 Million Students

Last year, Ad Astra helped colleges and universities clear the path to graduation for 4.5 million students in North America.

550+ Partners

Our success is evident in the success of the institutions we’ve guided toward accelerated degree completion rates, improved financial health, and equitable outcomes for all.

375+ Benchmarks

Through its Higher Education Scheduling Index (HESI®), Ad Astra tracks how effectively colleges and universities allocate their resources
to meet students’ course needs.