Case Study: Temple University achieves a 52% four‑year graduation rate and student cost savings with Ellucian Banner

Temple University - Customer Case Study

Temple University, a four‑year private institution of over 10,000 students, sought to improve retention and graduation rates while helping students save money. To meet that challenge, Temple partnered with Ellucian and deployed Ellucian Banner to centralize student data and support decision‑making.

Ellucian’s Banner created a centralized data hub that enabled analytics and predictive interventions—powering Temple’s “Fly in 4” program with advisor checkpoints using grades, scheduling, and waitlist data. As a result, Temple increased its four‑year graduation rate from 44% to 52% in two years, helping students avoid a costly fifth year and saving them tens of thousands of dollars.

Temple University

Lynne Sanbe

Associate Vice President for Applications and Data