Ellucian Banner Financial Aid Reviews & Product Details

The newest updates to Ellucian Banner makes it easier to navigate throughout the system. The workflow is easier to manage between screens with you having the capability to save your favorite screens. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

With Ellucian Banner, it is connected with the internet, at times, it can be slower if the internet connection is not working at its best. Also, sometimes switching screens can keep the last student file number rather than the current student you are working on. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

This has plenty of functions and easy to use.

. Applicant Processing

• Need Analysis/Verification

• Requirements Tracking

• Budgeting

• Packaging and Disbursement

• Athletics

• Funds Management

• Electronic Data Exchange

• History and Transcripts

• Financial Aid Common Functions

• Student System Shared Data

• Short-Term Credit

• Student Employment

• Loan Processing

• Return of Title IV Funds Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Does not have a Banner 9 Relelase as we have for other modules. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Easy to use and straight forward. Documentations are clear. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Tough to integrate to third party products. Need more clear view about API. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Banner is an efficient way of communicating to all our systems that we use on a daily basis to run our company smoothly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Banner/Ellucian seems to continually made updates that upset our daily processes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Banner 9 works with our student management tool - Salesforce as well as our Document Management System, Perspective. It allows cross functional access to student records across the University. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Banner 9 tends to be buggy and reminiscent of the former system. It would also be better if it sent updates to the other softwares on a quicker schedule. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Integration with Banner Finance. It's important to have an effective ERP at an institution of higher learning. I appreciated the ability to navigate through Banner Financial Aid during my office's internal audit Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I did not particularly like the interface. I feel it could be more user-friendly than what it was. It took a while to learn the most effective way of navigating the system to find the information I needed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Banner 9 was a great update. The appearance is much more user friendly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Constant updates to the system is very frustrating to the user. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The system is easy enough to use once you get used to the codes and layout. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Certain actions can't be undone once you save it. Certain screens look cluttered if you have to redo or rework line items. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Easy to use program that has been in place for 10+ years. Currently in the process of implementing Banner 9, which is said to have some major changes.

This program has been great for our school's awarding of Financial Aid funds and review. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Keystrokes can take a little getting used to and there are a few quarks with some screens. We have some in-house forms that will not be supported by the upgrade that will be difficult to replace or find a different vendor for. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I feel it is user friendly and the handbooks and user guides are always helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I miss using Banner 8. Banner 9 is not at all user friendly and has a lot of issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.